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Newsletter Archives

Past Issues

October 2018 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Health system expansion can jeopardize patient safety
  • Five questions about the science of sepsis diagnosis & treatment
  • Medical students’ mobile app engages patients in post-op recovery
  • Do you know how much your patient weighs?

September 2018 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Massachusetts launches new initiative to stop sepsis
  • For Secretary Marylou Sudders combatting sepsis is personal, too
  • Coordination is key to stemming sepsis

Summer 2018 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Family members face challenges caring safely for loved ones at home
  • Discussing safe care for the elderly with Secretary Alice Bonner
  • Decoding media reports about medical errors for the public
  • Hospitals make progress nationally against some safety risks

May 2018 Patient Safety Beat

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Health care moves back home, CHIA's new transparency website and more in the latest edition of the Patient Safety Beat.

  • Health care is moving back home
  • Five health care experts look to the future of patient safety
  • New state website helps consumers ‘shop’ for the care they need
  • Curious about how to engage patients in primary care safety work?
  • National Quality Forum offers help in fostering shared decision making

April 2018 Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Up Front: Making the 'business case' for patient safety
  • Five Questions: Facilitating transformational change with Dr. Thomas Lee
  • Safety Snapshot: How well do you know your barcodes?
  • One Last Thing: 50 organizations contribute to a unique set of resources to help improve the emotional health of all clinicians.

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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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