09/26/2025
ICYMI: On September 17, World Patient Safety Day 2025, Patients for Patient Safety US convened a Patient Safety Leadership Briefing with national leaders who shared several new reports, updates on initiatives, and recommendations. Our convening partners were the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), the Johns Hopkins University Armstrong Institute for Quality and Safety and Distinguished Professorships Knowledge to Action Initiative, and the Leapfrog Group.
The highly energized gathering of leaders and stakeholders kicked off with a dynamic and encouraging welcome from Dr. Mehmet OZ, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator. Other federal leaders from CMS, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) presented exciting new approaches to advancing diagnostic safety and preventing harm through expanded investigation, collaboration, and Federal Agency leverage. A new initiative from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) was outlined: Patient Safety in the Era of AI. Scheduled to launch in 2026, the NAM initiative focuses on using the power of AI with the specific aim of making healthcare safer.
We also heard exciting results from IHI and St. Jude Global on preventing sepsis, reducing mortality, and achieving better outcomes for pediatric cancer patients via inspiring international collaboration.
We are pleased to share the briefing materials with you, including presentation slides and the video greeting from Dr. Oz: https://www.pfps.us/
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