The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing a new attestation measure to indicate how well hospitals incorporate strategies and practices to advance their safety systems. The proposed Patient Safety Structural Measure — informed by the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety — will assess safety cultures and structures by focusing on five “best practice” domains: 

• Leadership commitment to eliminating preventable harm
• Strategic planning and organizational policy
• Culture of safety and learning health system
• Accountability and transparency
• Patient and family engagement

Learn more about this proposal and submit comments electronically through June 10, 2024.