National Steering Committee for Patient Safety
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) convened the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC) as a collaboration among 27 national organizations in the US committed to advancing patient safety. IHI charged the NSC with the creation of the first US national action plan for patient safety.
A Total Systems Approach to Safety
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
17 recommendations for making significant advances toward safer care and reduced harm across the continuum of care
Declaration to Advance Patient Safety
Calls for health care leaders to take collective and coordinated action using the National Action Plan
Self-Assessment Tool and User Guide
Assists leaders and organizations in identifying where to begin their patient and workforce safety improvement journey
Implementation Guide
Details tactics and supporting resources for implementing the National Action Plan recommendations
National Steering Committee Members
Resources
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
The National Action Plan and supplemental resources — Self-Assessment Tool, Self-Assessment Tool Resource Guide, and Implementation Resource Guide — help health care leaders, delivery organizations, and associations make significant advances toward safer care and reduced harm across the continuum of care.
Declaration to Advance Patient Safety
In May 2022, the NSC issued the Declaration to Advance Patient Safety to urge health care leaders across the care continuum to recommit to advancing patient and workforce safety with a total systems approach, as presented in the National Action Plan.
Online Self-Assessment Tool: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
The online Self-Assessment Tool helps health care organizations evaluate safety readiness, identify opportunities for improvement, develop actionable plans to advance safety, and track progress over time. The self-assessment is organized around the recommendations in Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety, which together support a total systems approach to advancing patient and workforce safety.
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