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Past Issues

May 21, 2024: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Clinicians face challenges transitioning from education to practice
  • Q&A: Mary Sullivan Smith on nurse residency programs
  • CMS seeks public comments on safety measure by June 10

April 24, 2024: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Q&A: David Stockwell finds real-time monitoring of EHRs can transform safety
  • Extensive resources available online to bolster CARe programs
  • Safety news roundup

March 26, 2024: Patient Safety Bet

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What's inside

  • MHA's VP of Health Equity on the new Medicaid waiver
  • Virtual forum for MA PFACs set for May 30
  • PPE videos now available in 8 languages

February 28, 2024: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • MA aims to offer first-ever statewide approach to safety education
  • Home use of medical devices tops annual hazard list
  • Betsy Lehman Center resources address ED safety risks

January 17, 2024: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Assistant Commissioner for Health Equity lays out actions for improving maternal health
  • “Levels of Maternal Care” classification to improve health outcomes
  • New survey of patient and family engagement in MA perinatal units

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  • Annual report focuses on investments in safety (Feb 2025)
  • Dr. Sundeep Shukla on working with PFACs (Jan 2025)
  • Dr. Michael Gustafson on fighting burnout with compassion (Nov 2024)
  • New CMS rule incentivizes hospitals to attest to safety measures (Summer 2024)

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