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Newsletter Archives

Past Issues

September 1, 2020: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Rapid response teams for nursing homes short-staffed by COVID-19
  • Safely operating flu vaccination sites during COVID-19
  • Bringing equity to safety and quality work, too

August 20, 2020: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Expanding database of vetted COVID-19 clinical care guidelines
  • Updated resources for safe dental care during the pandemic
  • Getting better at telehealth, together

August 6, 2020: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • 5 Questions with Dr. Gordon Schiff about 'telediagnosis' and health disparities during the pandemic
  • Avoiding the diagnostic pitfalls of COVID-19
  • Five ways to encourage behaviors that fight the spread of COVID-19

July 23, 2020: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Accessing open notes to improve patient safety & reduce disparities
  • Apply these 5 safety and QI strategies to COVID-19 challenges
  • Keeping families involved in care during the pandemic & beyond

July 2, 2020: COVID-19 Safety News Briefs

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What's inside

  • Advocating for those hit hardest: nursing home residents
  • Analyzing COVID-related patient safety events in hospitals
  • Prompting conversations about serious illness wishes
  • Guidance for kidney transplantation during COVID-19

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Featured stories

  • 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)
  • Annual report focuses on investments in safety (Feb 2025)
  • New CMS rule incentivizes hospitals to attest to safety measures (Summer 2024)

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