In a two-part series on preventable harms in our hospitals, New York Times columnist, David Bornstein, highlights the work and commitment of several individuals, organizations and hospitals addressing this critical issue. For more than a decade, our work in patient care has focused on quality and safety in health care. Most recently we have supported four academic medical centers focused on eliminating preventable harms in the ICU – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine and University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF).
In his second article, Hospitals Focus on Doing No Harm, Bornstein includes mention of work at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, specifically highlighting efforts to address emotional harm as well as medical harm. He also notes efforts by the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins, which is implementing Project Emerge, along with UCSF, aimed at eliminating preventable harm and improving the quality and safety of care people receive. You can read more about their efforts here.
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