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
Q&A with Regina Hoffman
Pennsylvania's Patient Safety Authority executive director talks about how her state agency uses data to engage with providers and patients to improve safety.
New rule incentivizes hospitals to attest to safety measures
CMS published a Patient Safety Structural Measure as part of its final rule for 2025.
Outpatient adverse events are numerous, serious and understudied
Boston-based research group behind last year’s SafeCare inpatient study examine outpatient safety
Automated EHR adverse event monitoring pilot
View info sessions to learn more about joining this innovative pilot using automated safety monitoring
Peer support for the medical community
A free network connects colleagues in MA with trained peers to help front-line workers