The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors and Healthcentric Advisors have finalized the agenda for their 2019 Patient Safety Forum, Accelerating All Performance Improvement, scheduled for Wednesday, April 3 from 7:30 a.m. registration to 3 p.m. adjournment.
This year’s forum is focused on accelerating performance improvement across all organizational goals, including patient safety and initiatives to improve the diagnostic process. Session topics include: Organizational Strategies for Performance Improvement, Changing Culture, Leadership for Improvement, and Improving the Diagnostic Process. The forum includes speakers from UMass Memorial Health Care, Boston Children’s Hospital, Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals, Elliot Health System, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Mount Auburn Hospital, Baystate Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Signature Healthcare. Presenters have achieved a 58% reduction in harm events at their facilities, changes in culture that increased event reporting 55% and more, and transformations in staff experience.
The forum is for clinical leaders and managers, including physicians, nurses, NPs, and others; quality and safety leaders and staff; C-suite leadership and board members; operations managers; risk managers and staff; patient and family advisors, and other patient/family representatives; policymakers; and anyone interested in performance improvement and patient safety.
Registration is now open here.