Patient Safety

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  Report

  Reimagining Policy Decisionmaking in Long-Term Care

  Policies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities were often mandated without input from residents and their family members, administrators, or staff. What can be done to make policy decisionmaking in these settings more inclusive?

  Oct 20, 2022

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  Essay

  The Impact of Racism on Patient Safety

  Minoritized patients are at high risk of experiencing what the medical field calls “patient safety events.” But the way the U.S. health care system tracks patient safety too often makes their experiences invisible. Better reporting would allow hospitals and other providers to identify disparities in care, and to address them.

  Oct 26, 2022