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Past Issues

January 17, 2024: Patient Safety Beat

January 17, 2024: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Assistant Commissioner for Health Equity lays out actions for improving maternal health
  • “Levels of Maternal Care” classification to improve health outcomes
  • New survey of patient and family engagement in MA perinatal units
December 12, 2023: Patient Safety Beat

December 12, 2023: Patient Safety Beat

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November 20, 2023: Patient Safety Beat

November 20, 2023: Patient Safety Beat

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  • "Passion for quality and patient safety" drives commitment at QPSD
  • New strategies emerge to stem workplace violence in hospitals
  • Safety news roundup
October 18, 2023: Patient Safety Beat

October 18, 2023: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • CARe marks growing influence in MA with 10th annual forum
  • Betsy Lehman Center to support, bolster PFACs statewide
  • OUD increases risk for SMM regardless of race or ethnicity
September 21, 2023: Patient Safety Beat

September 21, 2023: Patient Safety Beat

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What's inside

  • Real-time EHR monitoring yields strong, actionable data
  • Trained peers listen and support when times are tough
  • Sepsis Month: New CDC guidelines, MA public campaign

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