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Newsletter Archives

Past Issues

January 5, 2026 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Q&A with Dr. Sundeep Shukla about working with Patient and Family Advisory Councils and the local community
  • Cost of harm in Massachusetts hospitals pegged at $2.14 billion annually; opportunity for significant savings proposed
  • New report underscores the importance of documentation. Can AI reduce the burden on clinicians?
  • Q&A with Bryan Sexton on “bite-sized” well-being interventions
  • Rapid response leads to national device recall and recognition for ICU nurses at BIDMC

December 10, 2025 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Rebecca Jones on recent trends in patient safety data and the effect of AI on events and analysis
  • This flu season, DPH underscores importance of state vaccination requirements for health care workers
  • MHA, Joint Commission and the state legislature support efforts to prevent workplace violence in health care facilities

October 16, 2025 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Q&A with Barbra Rabson on the urgent need to address challenges in primary care
  • No decline in hospital sharps injuries in 10 years
  • New videos feature PFAC members at Beth Israel Deaconess and Southcoast Health

August 7, 2025 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Remembering Lucian Leape: Reflections from his colleagues and friends
  • Connect your staff members and patients with support from someone who “gets it”
  • Betsy Lehman Center programs featured in webinars about new CMS safety metrics

July 2, 2025 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Assessing patients’ social needs yields success  at The Birthplace at Baystate Franklin
  • New format available to simplify, bolster PFAC annual reporting
  • Safety news roundup

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Featured stories

  • New report supports effort to reinvigorate Patient and Family Advisory Councils in Massachusetts (Feb 2026)
  • Cost of harm in MA hospitals pegged at $2.14 billion annually (May 2025)
  • Q&A with Bryan Sexton on "bite-sized" well-being interventions (Mar 2025)
  • New CMS rule incentivizes hospitals to attest to safety measures (Summer 2024)

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