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251<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, medical error was the third leading cause of death in the United States, with conservative estimates of <strong>more than 250,000 patients dying annually from preventable medical harm</strong> and costs of more than $17 billion to the U.S. healthcare system. Recent data have shown that patient safety worsened during the pandemic. We have seen many valiant efforts to reduce the problem of preventable medical error, but most of these have been focused on the actions of the frontline workforce. This reliance on individuals is part of why efforts to sustain, spread, or standardize progress have been unsuccessful. The healthcare workforce is in crisis, and healthcare safety is suffering.</p>
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255<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Other industries have seen dramatic improvements in safety. The aviation industry has had a stellar safety record thanks to the work of the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) and the National Trans
255portation Safety Board (NTSB), which together have been improving and promoting transportation safety in the United States for more than 25 years.</p>
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259<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A proposed independent federal board housed within the Department of Health and Human Services, the<strong> National Patient Safety Board</strong> (NPSB), would model the efforts of CAST and NTSB within health care. The NPSB, with its nonpunitive, multidisciplinary Research and Development Team, would complement existing agencies in monitoring and anticipating patient safety events with artificial intelligence, provide expertise to study the causes of errors, create recommendations and solutions to prevent future harms, and leverage existing systems to bring key learnings into practice. The NPSB would guarantee a data-driven, scalable approach to preventing and reducing patient safety events in healthcare settings—and will save lives.</p>
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263<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Learn more in the <a href="https://npsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NPSB-Summary.pdf">NPSB Summary</a> and <a href="https://npsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/National-Patient-Safety-Board-What-it-is-and-isnt-10212022.pdf">National Patient Safety Board &#8211; What It Is and Isn&#8217;t</a></p>
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267<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In early 2021, a growing coalition of leading healthcare organizations and experts began to advance and call for the creation of the NPSB. The following organizations are <em>on board</em> with the NPSB. </p>
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275<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>NPSB Advocacy Coalition Members</strong></h2>
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280<li><a href="https://www.aarp.org/ppi/">AARP Public Policy Institute</a></li>
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284<li><a href="https://abimfoundation.org/">ABIM Foundation</a></li>
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288<li><a href="https://www.accessvr.com/">AccessVR</a></li>
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292<li><a href="https://www.acmq.org/">ACMQ</a></li>
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296<li><a href="https://www.americanpatient.org/">American Patient Rights Association </a></li>
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300<li><a href="https://www.asahq.org/">American Society of Anesthesiologists</a></li>
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304<li><a href="https://www.ashp.org/">American Society of Health-System Pharmacists</a></li>
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308<li><a href="https://www.apsf.org/">Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation</a></li>
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312<li><a href="https://www.ariadnelabs.org/">Ariadne Labs</a></li>
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316<li><a href="https://www.athenahealth.com/">athenahealth</a></li>
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320<li><a href="https://avkin.com/">Avkin</a></li>
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324<li><a href="https://www.baptistjax.com/">Baptist Health</a></li>
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328<li><a href="https://betahg.com/">BETA Healthcare Group</a></li>
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332<li><a href="https://www.businessgrouphealth.org/">Business Group on Health</a></li>
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336<li><a href="https://www.cshp.org/">California Society of Health-System Pharmacists</a></li>
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340<li><a href="https://www.careluminate.com/">CareLuminate</a></li>
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344<li><a href="https://www.carilionclinic.org/">Carilion Clinic</a></li>
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348<li><a href="https://www.carrumhealth.com/">Carrum Health</a></li>
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352<li><a href="https://www.chapman.edu/pharmacy/">Chapman University School of Pharmacy </a></li>
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356<li><a href="https://www.solutionsforpatientsafety.org/">Children&#8217;s Hospitals&#8217; Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS)</a></li>
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360<li><a href="https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/">Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center</a></li>
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364<li><a href="https://www.civitasforhealth.org/">Civitas Networks for Health</a></li>
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368<li><a href="https://comagine.org/">Comagine Health</a></li>
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372<li><a href="https://consumerhealthratings.com/">Consumer Health Ratings</a></li>
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376<li><a href="https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/">Dartmouth-Hitchcock</a></li>
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380<li><a href="https://www.eclinicalworks.com/">eClinicalWorks </a></li>
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384<li><a href="https://www.ecri.org/">ECRI</a></li>
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388<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/edna-cruz-34896a15/">EJ Cruz Health Care Consulting</a></li>
389
390
391
392<li><a href="https://www.elevancehealth.com/">Elevance Health</a></li>
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396<li><a href="https://familiesusa.org/">Families USA</a></li>
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400<li><a href="https://www.geisinger.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Geisinger</a></li>
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404<li><a href="https://www.healthysimulation.com/">HealthySimulation.com</a></li>
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408<li><a href="https://www.hrpolicy.org/">HR Policy Association</a></li>
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412<li>
412<a href="http://www.hughesadvocacy.com">Hughes Advocacy</a></li>
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416<li><a href="http://www.hfes.org">Human Factors and Ergonomics Society </a></li>
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418
419
420<li><a href="http://www.ihi.org/Engage/Initiatives/Lucian-Leape-Institute/Pages/default.aspx">IHI Lucian Leape Institute</a></li>
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423
424<li><a href="http://www.ihi.org/">Institute for Healthcare Improvement</a></li>
425
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427
428<li><a href="https://www.ivwatch.com/">ivWatch</a></li>
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430
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432<li><a href="https://www.jensenhughes.com/">Jensen Hughes</a></li>
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436<li><a href="https://www.jhf.org/">Jewish Healthcare Foundation</a></li>
437
438
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440<li><a href="https://www.massgeneral.org/stoeckle-center">John D. Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation, Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital</a></li>
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442
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444<li><a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/armstrong_institute/">Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality</a></li>
445
446
447
448<li><a href="https://lifelaboratory.org/">Life Laboratory</a></li>
449
450
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452<li><a href="https://www.louisebatz.org/">Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation</a></li>
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454
455
456<li><a href="https://louisianabusinessgrouponhealth.godaddysites.com/">Louisiana Business Group on Health</a> </li>
457
458
459
460<li><a href="http://www.lhcqf.org/">Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum</a></li>
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462
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464<li><a href="https://www.marshfieldclinic.org/health-system">Marshfield Clinic Health System</a></li>
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466
467
468<li><a href="https://marylandpatientsafety.org/">Maryland Patient Safety Center</a></li>
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470
471
472<li><a href="https://www.alloimmunization.org/?fbclid=IwAR2EZaG-IfgxqDCHnoXCTw2LcWHoGsSYHmL4zB4Q0XKndrAZntdoSiPKrto">Maternal Alloimmunization Foundation</a></li>
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476<li><a href="https://www.mdanderson.org/">MD Anderson Cancer Center</a> </li>
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478
479
480<li><a href="https://madmimi.com/p/5f4487">Medical Malpractice Insights</a></li>
481
482
483
484<li><a href="https://www.medstarhealth.org/">MedStar Health</a></li>
485
486
487
488<li><a href="https://meridianhcconsulting.com/">Meridian Healthcare Consulting</a></li>
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490
491
492<li><a href="https://www.methodisthealth.org/">Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare</a></li>
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494
495
496<li><a href="https://www.msudenver.edu/">Metropolitan State University of Denver </a></li>
497
498
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500<li><a href="https://www.mossadams.com/home">Moss Adams</a></li>
501
502
503
504<li><a href="https://www.nationalalliancehealth.org/home">National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions</a></li>
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506
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508<li><a href="https://nahq.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)</a></li>
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510
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512<li><a href="https://www.npic.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Perinatal Information Center (NPIC)</a></li>
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514
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516<li><a href="https://www.qualityforum.org/home.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Quality Forum</a></li>
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518
519
520<li><a href="https://nrf.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Retail Federation</a></li>
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522
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524<li><a href="https://www.nepatientvoices.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New England Patient Voices </a></li>
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526
527
528<li><a href="https://pascalmetrics.com/">Pascal Metrics</a></li>
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530
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532<li><a href="https://patientsafetymovement.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Patient Safety Movement Foundation</a></li>
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534
535
536<li><a href="https://www.pfps.us/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Patients for Patient Safety US</a></li>
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538
539
540<li><a href="https://www.pegwin.io/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pegwin</a></li>
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542
543
544<li><a href="https://pchc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC)</a></li>
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546
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548<li><a href="http://www.ppahs.org">Physician-Patient Alliance for Health &amp; Safety</a></li>
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550
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552<li><a href="http://www.pic-k.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pic-K&nbsp;  Parents of Infants and Children with Kernicterus</a></li>
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554
555
556<li><a href="https://www.prhi.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative</a></li>
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558
559
560<li><a href="https://www.projectpatientcare.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Project Patient Care</a></li>
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562
563
564<li><a href="https://project-process.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Project Process</a></li>
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568<li><a href="https://www.pbgh.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Purchaser Business Group on Health</a></li>
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572<li>
572<a href="https://www.qualityandsafetyfirst.org/">Quality and Safety First</a></li>
573
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576<li><a href="https://www.qualityinsights.org/home" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Quality Insights</a></li>
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580<li><a href="https://www.resilientcognitivesolutions.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Resilient Cognitive Solutions (RCS)</a></li>
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584<li><a href="https://rxtoolkit.com/">RxToolKit</a></li>
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588<li><a href="https://www.safecarecampaign.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Safe Care Campaign</a></li>
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590
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592<li><a href="https://www.salisbury.edu/academic-offices/health-and-human-services/">Salisbury University- College of Health and Human Services</a></li>
593
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596<li><a href="https://seiuhcpa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania</a></li>
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600<li><a href="https://www.sepsis.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sepsis Alliance</a></li>
601
602
603
604<li><a href="https://www.improvediagnosis.org/">Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine </a></li>
605
606
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608<li><a href="https://www.stclair.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Clair Health</a> </li>
609
610
611
612<li><a href="https://stratishealth.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stratis Health</a></li>
613
614
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616<li><a href="https://synensysglobal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Synensys</a></li>
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620<li><a href="http://www.systemsafetygroup.com/">System Safety Group LLC</a></li>
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622
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624<li><a href="https://thecarepartnerproject.org/">The Care Partner Project</a></li>
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628<li><a href="https://eamonline.org/">The Economic Alliance for Michigan</a></li>
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632<li><a href="https://www.eric.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC)</a></li>
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636<li><a href="https://www.johnahartford.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The John A. Hartford Foundation</a></li>
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640<li><a href="https://www.leapfroggroup.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Leapfrog Group</a></li>
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644<li><a href="https://www.uvmhealth.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The University of Vermont Health Network </a></li>
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648<li><a href="https://pritzker.uchicago.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine</a></li>
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652<li><a href="https://www.valuecapturellc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Value Capture, LLC</a></li>
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656<li><a href="https://verily.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Verily Life Sciences</a></li>
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660<li><a href="https://www.chifranciscan.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia Mason Franciscan Health</a></li>
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664<li><a href="https://wahealthalliance.org/">Washington Health Alliance</a> </li>
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666
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668<li><a href="https://www.qualityhealth.org/wpsc/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Washington Patient Safety Coalition</a></li>
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