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.
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.
IHI Safer Together Recognition Program
Celebrate your organization's commitment to advancing quality and safety. The IHI Safer Together Recognition Program acknowledges the achievements of hospitals that have made significant strides to improve patient and workforce safety by implementing proactive changes in systems and processes.
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