Making Healthcare Safer III: A Critical Analysis of Existing and Emerging Patient Safety Practices

The Making Health Care Safer reports from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) have had an important role in reducing harm and improving the safety and quality of care for patients. The reports, providing an analysis of the evidence for various patient safety practices (PSPs), have served as a source of information for multiple stakeholders, including healthcare providers, health system administrators, researchers, and government agencies. The reports have also identified contextual factors that contribute to successful PSP implementation. The reports have helped to shape national discussion regarding patient safety issues on which providers, payers, policymakers, and patients and families should focus attention.

Since the second report was published in 2013, there have been many improvements in patient safety. Building on the success of PSPs in inpatient settings, AHRQ is seeking to support a culture of safety across the healthcare continuum, including in nursing homes, home care, outpatient, and ambulatory settings, and during care transitions.

 

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