VHA Foundation launches Healthcare Safety Network
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
May 14, 2008
The VHA Foundation is launching the Healthcare Safety Network, a new initiative to train CEOs of healthcare bodies in areas of patient safety, an area in which they generally have little background. The two-year program will teach leaders to put safety ahead of other facility goals. It will also provide leaders a chance to speak with their peers and patient safety experts about patient safety-related topics.
A recent survey done by the VHA Foundation shows that many CEOs are not confident in their facilities' abilities to handle a patient safety-related incident. Eighty-five percent of respondents do not think that safety improvements are put into place appropriately and monitored. Many (88%) are also uncomfortable speaking with the media on this topic.
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