Roadmap to Health Care Safety

Leading a strategy to accelerate improvement in Massachusetts

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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.

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Outpatient adverse events are numerous, serious and understudied

Boston-based research group behind last year’s SafeCare inpatient study examine outpatient safety

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New nurses and physicians face challenges transitioning from education to practice

Four leaders discuss ECRI's top patient safety concern for 2024

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Q&A with Mary Sullivan Smith

New England Baptist Hospital Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer discusses supporting new nurses with residency programs

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Automated EHR adverse event monitoring pilot

View info sessions to learn more about joining this innovative pilot using automated safety monitoring 

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Peer support for the medical community

A free network connects colleagues in MA with trained peers to help front-line workers

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