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Patient Safety Authority Update

PA PSRS Patient Saf Advis 2004 Sep;1(3):1.

PA-PSRS continues to receive recognition as an innovative approach to promoting patient safety and reducing medical errors. In its September 2004 issue, Healthcare Informatics, a monthly magazine, website and weekly newsletter published by The McGraw-Hill Companies, named Dr. Robert Muscalus, Pennsylvania’s Physician General and Chair of the Authority’s Board of Directors, as one of nine IT Healthcare Innovators for 2004 who “creatively utilize technologies to improve the quality and safety of patient care.” More information about the award is available on the Authority website at www.psa.state.pa.us.

While numerous facilities have expressed favorable comments about their ability to access PA-PSRS and utilize the system’s analytical tools, the Authority has stressed that PA-PSRS is a dynamic system that will undergo periodic system improvements and enhancements. To help assure that PA-PSRS effectively meets your needs, the Authority is developing a survey tool to solicit feedback from all facility-users. You can expect to receive a copy of the survey later this fall. We value your input; please take time to complete and return the survey when you receive it.

In a similar vein, numerous facilities have inquired about the possibility of developing a so-called “interface” between their existing internal reporting systems and PA-PSRS. During facility training sessions, Authority staff promised to look at the feasibility of developing an “interface” and to determining how, if at all, the Authority might facilitate this process. Now that PA-PSRS is up-and-running, the Authority has begun to assess this matter. We will be seeking input from many facilities and will keep you posted as this feasibility study moves forward.

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	THE PENNSYLVANIA PATIENT SAFETY AUTHORITY AND ITS CONTRACTORS
	The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority is an independent state agency created by Act 13 of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (“Mcare”) Act. Consistent with Act 13, ECRI Institute, as contractor for the Authority, is issuing this publication to advise medical facilities of immediate changes that can be instituted to reduce Serious Events and Incidents. For more information about the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, see the Authority’s Web site at www.patientsafetyauthority.org .
	ECRI Institute, a nonprofit organization, dedicates itself to bringing the discipline of applied scientific research in healthcare to uncover the best approaches to improving patient care. As pioneers in this science for more than 40 years, ECRI Institute marries experience and independence with the objectivity of evidence-based research. More than 5,000 healthcare organizations worldwide rely on ECRI Institute’s expertise in patient safety improvement, risk and quality management, and healthcare processes, devices, procedures and drug technology.
	The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated solely to medication error prevention and safe medication use. ISMP provides recommendations for the safe use of medications to the healthcare community including healthcare professionals, government agencies, accrediting organizations, and consumers. ISMP’s efforts are built on a nonpunitive approach and systems-based solutions.