Following our previous coverage of Coronavirus training including “Coronavirus Simulation Resources: Scenarios, Online Training, Procedures Guide” and “HHS Whistleblower Complaint Demonstrates Immediate Need for Medical Simulation Coronavirus Training“, today we share more resources for COVID-19 medical simulation training resources, starting with a COVID-19 Simulation Scenario from CAE Healthcare.
This is an extremely helpful tool for all [...]
Today the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), which also runs the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), interviewed IHI Project Director Allison Perry on the value of improving patient safety through medical simulation. She shared 3 myths about developing healthcare simulation programs for those considering the use of the methodology to improve patient safety outcomes. We [...]
This whole week is Patient Safety Week, organized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and supported by the National Patient Safety Foundation (which merged with the IHI in 2017. Healthcare Simulation has a direct improvement to Patient Safety Outcomes, as key industry studies have shown in some cases an 88% reduction in lethal infections [...]
Official Press Realease from NPSF and IHI
Boston, MA, March 13, 2017 — Recognizing that patient safety is a public health issue in need of fresh, robust approaches and constant focus for health care systems today, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) announce [...]
