Advancing health care safety in Massachusetts
Our mission is to drive investment, action, and transformative change in health care safety. Our motivation is patients like Betsy Lehman.
Featured work
The Center’s current work aligns with the groundbreaking Roadmap to Health Care Safety for Massachusetts. This unprecedented strategic plan establishes goals, strategies and actions for eliminating preventable harm, breaking through the barriers that have stood in the way of progress for decades.
Join the pilot: automated adverse event monitoring
Apply to be a pilot site for new technology that detects patient harm in near real time, dramatically improving safety.
Peer support for health care professionals
Need help coping with the stresses of working in health care today? The Virtual Peer Support Network can match you with a colleague in Massachusetts for peer-to-peer support.
Communication, Apology and Resolution (CARe)
CARe is a model for more promptly, fairly, and compassionately meeting the needs of patients who have been harmed.
Improving health care safety education
The Center is leading the effort to develop a statewide safety curriculum and educational standards for health care professionals.
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Patient Safety Beat
Patient Safety Beat is the Betsy Lehman Center’s monthly email newsletter reporting on health care safety news and updates on progress across Massachusetts.
Upcoming Board Meeting
January 15, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Virtual meeting via Zoom