Patient Safety
Dana-Farber is dedicated to safe, effective, compassionate, and patient-centered care. Patient safety is at the core of the Institute's mission and vision, and Dana-Farber has been a leader in advancing safe practices and reducing the risk of medical error. The Center for Patient Safety, created in 2003, brings together clinicians, administrative staff, researchers, patients, and families to promote research, clinical improvement, and education at the Institute and beyond.
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Commitment and Mission
Dana-Farber is committed to creating a culture of safety that permeates the entire organization.
Initiatives
The Center for Patient Safety has four priority areas: Medication safety, communication and high performance teamwork, diagnostic errors, and infection control.
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Research and Education
Learn more about some of Dana-Farber's patient safety research initiatives and view the brochure for "The Patient Safety Imperative," a Harvard Continuing Medical Education course co-sponsored by Dana-Farber's Center for Patient Safety.
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Performance Measures
Dana-Farber tracks a variety of performance measures to assess patient safety and quality of care, including our performance on Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and various internal metrics.
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Newsroom
Read stories about the Center for Patient Safety.
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Safety Information for Patients
The Center's staff offers some advice to patients about what they can do to make sure they receive the safest care possible.
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Patient Safety Journey
Patient safety emerged as a public health issue with the 1999 publication of To Err is Human by the Institute of Medicine. The report brought nationwide attention to the problem of medical error and patient safety.
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Patient Safety Resources
A variety of online resources are provided here, including the Patient Safety Rounding Toolkit, which offers organizational assessments, program guidelines, training materials, and other documents and tools to help institutions design and implement a Patient Safety Rounds program.
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Our Team
The Center for Patient Safety brings together clinicians, administrative staff, researchers, patients, and families to promote research, clinical improvement, and education at the Institute and beyond.
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