Patient Safety & Quality

Nearly 80 MHA members met virtually and in-person March 11 as part of a new MHA Keystone Center collaborative on workplace safety.

Approximately 90 women die each year in Michigan during pregnancy, at delivery or within a year of giving birth, and 44 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are considered preventable.

March 29 is the last day to submit nominations for the 2019 MHA Advancing Safe Care Award. 

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) occurs March 10-16. The annual event seeks to start local and global discussions and create awareness on the importance of safety in healthcare.

Clinical staff from across Michigan participated in the annual meeting of the MHA Keystone Center Patient Safety Organization (PSO) March 6 in Dearborn.

Bronson Healthcare serves patients and families throughout southwest Michigan. The health system is committed to quality and safety and has worked tirelessly to improve its reporting culture and create a transparent work environment.

Gary Roth, DO, MBA, FACOS, FCCM, FACS, chief medical officer, MHA, discusses how healthcare employees can work together as a team to improve care and work toward Zero Preventable Harm.

Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) is celebrated annually and hosted by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

Social determinants of health are socio-economic factors, such as education and ZIP code, that can drastically influence and shape health outcomes.

The MHA will host workplace safety training, Techniques for Effective Aggression Management (TEAM®), at several locations during the week of March 4.