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Patient Safety Authority Recommends Two Patient Safety Discount Programs

PA PSRS Patient Saf Advis 2005 Mar;2(1):6.

The Patient Safety Authority has previously advised facilities that it has recommended two programs that may help reduce medical errors and other adverse events. Under provisions of Act 13, the Medical Care and Reduction of Error (“Mcare”) Act, if healthcare facilities can demonstrate a reduction in Serious Events as a result of adopting one of these pro-grams, they may be eligible for a discount on medical profes-sional liability coverage under protocols developed by the Departments of Health and Insurance.

The two programs recommended are:

“Stand Up for Patient Safety” developed by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). More information is available at the NPSF website: www.npsf.org. For your information, the National Patient Safety Foundation has a new phone number: 413-663-8900.

“100,000 Lives Campaign” developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). More information is available at the IHI website: www.ihi.org/ihi/programs/campaign.

The Authority strongly encourages facilities to consider adopting one or both of these innovative programs. Numerous facilities have been in touch with NPSF about en-rolling in the “Stand Up” initiative, and we are hopeful that many Pennsylvania hospitals will enroll in this program. In addition, the Authority is working collaboratively with the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), Quality Insights of Pennsylvania, VHA Pennsylvania, VHA East Coast, Delaware Valley Healthcare Council of HAP and the Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania about ways to provide educational and technical support to facilities participating in the “100,000 Lives Campaign.” You will hear more about this joint effort in the coming weeks.

NOTE: Recommendations from the Authority are the first step in a multi-step process involving the Departments of Health and Insurance. Individual facilities must demonstrate a measurable reduction in the number of Serious Events in their facilities as a result of having adopted a recommended program. For more information about the “Patient Safety Discount,” see Section 312 of Act 13. The Act is accessible on the Authority’s website.

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Patient Safety Authority Recommends Two Patient Safety Discount Programs

	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.