Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Safety matters: how patient safety organizations help you prevent harm
Kathryn Merkeley, program director with the Vizient PSO addresses how Patient safety organizations, or PSOs, improve patient safety and quality through the reduction of adverse events.
Guest speakers:
Kathryn Merkeley, MHSA, RN, CPPS, PMP
PI Program Director
Vizient
Moderator:
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Executive Director
Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
Show Notes:
[01:15-02:13] What is a PSO?
[02:14-02:59] Benefits of PSO membership to organizations
[03:00-03:41] How common is it for organizations to belong to a PSO
[03:42-04:37] ROI for health system leaders for belonging to a PSO
[04:38-05:27] How PSOs can support specifically medication safety efforts
[05:28-06:34] Standardizing approach with multiple members to your PSO
[06:35-07:16] Where are PSOs going in the future
[07:17-07:58] How frontline pharmacy staff can get involved in PSOs
Links | Resources:
Vizient Patient Safety Organization
Vizient PSO Blog: Empathetic and Effective Response to Sentinel Events and Root Cause Analysis
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