Patient Safety Authority 2023 Annual Report

Summary

The Patient Safety Authority's 2023 Annual Report.

Content

Last year’s accomplishments include:

• Implemented new tools and processes to enhance the monitoring, review, and analysis of Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) data, including state-of-the-art modeling techniques using artificial intelligence along with statistical testing.
• Worked with facilities to improve event reporting and investigation, including a Keystone webinar series focused on identifying causes and contributing factors of safety events and actions that can minimize the risk of future harm.
• Created a searchable microsite of stories of events that inspired people to make changes that improved patient care and safety at their facility and beyond.
• Published a free handbook to foster better communication between patients and healthcare providers, and help patients take a more active and effective role in their own care.