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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2016 Contact: Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority
Phone: (717) 346-0469
Fax: (717) 346-1090
THE AUTHORITY TO FOCUS ON FOUR PATIENT SAFETY AREAS FOR THE HOSPITAL AND
HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH THE NATIONAL
PARTNERSHIP FOR PATIENTS INITIATIVE
Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 10, 2016 — The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has
continued its partnership with the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) in
addressing hospital-acquired conditions.
Starting this fall, the Authority will lead four patient safety areas of focus under HAPs
contract in the Partnership for Patients Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN).
Download HAP’s full press release.
In partnership with HAP and as the only Pennsylvania-HIIN contract awardee by the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Authority will focus on adverse drug events, falls,
diagnostic error, and culture of safety.
“We are confident in the collaborative-improvement efforts the Authority can guide in these
patient safety areas,” said Christina M. Hunt, director of collaborative programs for the Authority.
“The Authority will continue to build on the success of previous work with HAP to increase positive
outcomes for patients.”
The Authority has published free resources for healthcare facilities on all four of these
patient safety topics, including research articles, posters, brochures, and other educational materials.
Access the Authority’s Educational Tools on adverse drug events, falls, diagnostic error, and culture
of safety.
“The Authority is proud to be in a position to provide leadership and clinical input for these
projects. Our work is well respected, and when we combine our efforts to improve patient safety in
Pennsylvania, it benefits patients and healthcare facilities,” said the Authority’s Executive Director,
Regina Hoffman.
About the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority: The Authority was established under Act 13 of
2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (“Mcare”) Act, as an independent state
agency. The Authority is charged with taking steps to reduce and eliminate medical errors by
identifying problems and recommending solutions that promote patient safety. For more information
about the Authority, please visit our website at www.patientsafetyauthority.org or call 717-346-
0469.
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