Giving Voice to Hospitalized Patients: MPSC Condition H Toolkit Now Available...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Empowering Patients and Families to Call for Rapid Response...
(psqh.com)
July/August 2010

Healthcare/Business Executives and Community Leaders Join the Board of Directors...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Lessons from Public Health: What TB can teach us now... (preventionaction.org)
June 9, 2010

Identifying the hospitalised patient in crisis... (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
April, 2010

Maryland Program Provides Road Map for Reducing Patient Falls... (healthleadersmedia.com)
Wednesday, May 21, 2010

MPSC is recognized as a national leader in patient safety. MPSC engages patients and providers in improving care and communication; voluntary reporting of patient safety events and “near misses” that do not result in harm; as well as education and training on patient safety issues.

MPSC’s focus areas include:

• Measurement
• Engaging Patients & Families
• Spreading Excellence
• Developing Safety Culture
• Value
• Improving the Continuity of Care

The Center offers activities in the following key areas:

• Collaborative & Learning Network programs, including MRSA, Perinatal, Neonatal, and Emergency Department initiatives
• Educational programs
• Adverse Event Reporting
• Research
• Special Projects

Key achievements of the Maryland Patient Safety Center include:

• Receiving 2005 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for national/regional innovation in patient safety.
• Engaging over 9,000 providers in educational programs, 85% of hospitals in collaborative programs, and 55% of hospitals in the Adverse Event Reporting System.
• Improving outcomes and processes, including greater quality of care for mothers and babies; reductions in harm from falls; better handoffs and communications among providers; improved medication safety; and intensive efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections.
• Creating an Adverse Event Reporting System that explores patterns and trends related to patient safety events and near misses that occur in healthcare facilities.

The 2009 Annual Report [pdf] offers more details about the progress of the Center during the past five years.