Patient Safety Awareness Week: The Important Role of Hospital Adverse Event Data

MiCare Champion Cast

This episode of the MiCare Champion Cast, released during Patient Safety Awareness Week, uplifts why hospitals should prioritize submitting adverse event data and what can be done to improve the culture around reporting. The episode features Nadine Post, MSN, RN, manager of Quality and Patient Safety at MyMichigan Health and Nicole Stefan, CNMT, MBA, CPPS, CPHRM, manager of Risk Management at Trinity Health Livonia. Those interested in getting involved in the MHA Keystone Patient Safety Organization (PSO) or the Adverse Events Review Committee (AERC) should contact the MHA Keystone Center at [e-mail]. Current PSO members are also encouraged to submit nominations for the quarterly Speak-up! Award to acknowledge the efforts of individuals or teams who are preventing harm to patients or fellow staff members. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2GJpK1S