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On the Quality Front: New Approaches in Improving Patient Safety

Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:30 – 2:45 pm ET

 

A key part of improving quality is in reducing medical errors and improving patient safety. Providers and payers are redoubling their efforts to address such problems, ranging from hospital acquired infections and preventable injuries to avoidable complications and adverse drug reactions.

The need is clear. A recent study published in the journal Health Affairs found that, on average, one third of hospital inpatients suffer an adverse event or medical error. That is nearly 10 times greater than shown by previous studies. As for Medicare, about 1 in 7 beneficiaries experience adverse events, costing the government some $4.4 billion each year.

Join Philips on July 28th, when their latest “Reimbursement Simplified” webinar explores some of the new approaches to improve patient safety including:

• A program by a Chicago hospital to remotely monitor ICU patients
• A JCAHO initiative with top health systems to design and disseminate new safety solutions
• A private payer’s perspective on identifying and managing serious adverse events

• Carolyn S. Langer, MD, JD, MPH Medical Director, Medical Management and Quality, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
• Klaus Nether Black Belt, Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare
• Becky Rufo, DNSc, RN, CCRN Resurrection Health Care eICU® Program Operations Director, Resurrection Health Care
• Laurel Sweeney (moderator) Senior Director Global Reimbursement Policy, Philips Healthcare

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