Partnering for Safety: Engaging Patients and Families in Safety Practices
2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT – This session takes a deeper dive into how organizations can actively engage patients, families, and care partners in patient safety efforts. Participants will explore approaches for incorporating patient and caregiver input into safety reporting, safety signals, and improvement initiatives, including patient-reported safety events, complaints, and experiences of harm or discrimination.
Learning Objectives:
• Explain the role of patient and family engagement in advancing patient safety
• Identify methods for incorporating patient and caregiver input into safety reporting and improvement
• Recognize policy and practice opportunities that support ongoing patient involvement in safety efforts
Part of the webinar series, Beyond the Checklist: Implementing and Sustaining Patient and Family Engagement in CMS Patient Safety Structural Measures, hosted by The Beryl Institute’s PX Policy Forum Board and the Global Patient and Family Advisory Board.
Non-members can purchase webinars at a cost of $49 each.
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