Roadmap to Health Care Safety
Leading a strategy to accelerate improvement in Massachusetts
The Betsy Lehman Center is a Massachusetts state agency that supports providers, patients and policymakers working together to advance the safety and quality of health care.
Current highlights
December issue of Patient Safety Beat
Letter from the Executive Director and five top stories from 2024
Peer support for the medical community
Update on the Virtual Peer Support Network, where trained health care workers offer support to peers
Q&A with Dr. Michael Gustafson
Chief Executive Officer at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare talks about fighting burnout with compassion
Applications open: Automated EHR adverse event monitoring pilot
All Massachusetts acute care hospitals are eligible to apply to serve as a pilot site, due by January 17, 2025
New rule incentivizes hospitals to attest to safety measures
CMS published a Patient Safety Structural Measure as part of its final rule for 2025