Patient Safety Awareness Week March 13-19

Patient Safety Awareness Week March 13-19

AHRQ is United for Patient Safety. Let’s keep the momentum going. Hospital-acquired conditions declined 17 percent from 2010 to 2014 saving 87,000 lives and nearly $20 billion in unnecessary costs. Everyone in the health care process plays a role in delivering safe care. AHRQ has created tools to help your facility reduce readmissions, hospital-acquired conditions—including infections—and improve health literacy, patient/family engagement, and boost quality performance. All of our tools are evidence-based and available at no charge. Check them out: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/index.html?utm_source=AHRQ&utm_medium=PSListserv&utm_term=QPS&utm_content=2&utm_campaign=AHRQ_PSAW_2016 Follow us on Twitter @AHRQNews for daily updates. Join AHRQ and other organizations for a Twitter chat “Safety in All Settings” on March 15 at 2 p.m. ET. Use #PSAW16chat. Also, don’t miss the free webinar “Patient Safety is a Public Health Issue” on March 17 at 1 p.m. ET.. Register here: https://vts.inxpo.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI:4;F:QS!10100&ShowKey=30195&Referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npsf.org%2Fevents%2FEventDetails.aspx%3Fid%3D773257%26group%3D