An organization preparing for Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) will likely step back and assess the work that has occurred over the last year. Both improvements and opportunities will come to the forefront. The Center for Patient Safety (CPS) has prepared a tool kit to help organizations develop their plans and actions to make PSAW all that it can be!
2025 brings many new challenges; ensuring readiness to meet any new regulatory requirements is often top of mind. The new Patient Safety Structural Measures (PSSM) assesses whether a hospital has a structure and culture that prioritizes safety. PSAW is a great time to review the PSSM and use the momentum to jumpstart its compliance with the new measure. As the organization assesses the PSSM domains and defines gaps that exist, consider actions the organization needs to take to move the needle forward in the safety journey. Integrating some of those into PSAW messaging can make compliance less tedious. CPS is here to assist with the various tools, education, and expert support to move an organization toward successful attestation with PSSM. Culture of Patient Safety Surveys, a listed Patient Safety Organization (PSO), and Just Culture support are a few examples of the many ways CPS can help.
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