New Documentary “The Pitch” Reveals Unprecedented Healthcare Safety Innovation Using AI and VR Technology

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) is proud to introduce a forthcoming documentary exploring technological advances to protect patients and detect risks of unintended harm in health settings while it can still be prevented. The Pit...
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Bipartisan Legislation Makes Patient Safety A National Priority

National Patient Safety Board Will Address Preventable Medical Harm, the Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. U.S. Representatives Nanette Barragán (D-CA) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) have announced the reintroduction of the Nat...
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Safety Innovation Summit Shares Cross-Sector Safety Solutions

On February 29, the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) and the Pittsburgh Technology Council convened 130 Pittsburgh leaders for the Safety Innovation Summit to discuss the region's long history of safety accomplishments and ...
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Up Next for Patient Safety Podcast Looks to the Future of Healthcare Through the Lens of Economic Sustainability and Safety

 The business of health care faces a multitude of challenges to rein in costs while improving on and delivering safe, high-quality care. How can improved safety and reducing avoidable hospitalizations play in the economic landscap...
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Up Next for Patient Safety Podcast Features Robert Pearl

How will today's technological advances empower patients in their health care and ease the strains on providers? What are the key actions that will make care safer, more accessible, and more affordable? Join host Jewish Healthcare Foun...
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Health Systems Come Together to Develop a Blueprint for Transforming Patient Safety

On January 24, Ariadne Labs announced the founding members of the JHF-funded Leadership and Innovation Network for the program entitled "Pathway to Accountability, Compassion, and Transparency" (PACT). PACT improves the way healthcare ...
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New Patient Safety Technology Challenge Winners Announced

The Patient Safety Technology Challenge announced the winners of three recent events. The NursesKnow Patient Safety Technology Challenge announced Crimson Medical Solutions as the winner of the $5,000 first prize on December 14. The Nu...
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JHF Sponsors 2nd AI for Patient Safety Conference in Utah

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation was a lead sponsor of the "Augmented Ingenuity: AI for Patient Safety" conference held November 6-8 at the Marriott Hotel University Park in Salt Lake City, Utah, a convening of leaders in artificial in...
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RAPS Salon Highlights Patient Safety Research Support and Projects Underway at the University of Pittsburgh

The November 16 RAPS Salon highlighted some of the patient safety research at the University of Pittsburgh and how it is working with UPMC to become a laboratory for research, discovery, and commercialization of patient safety innovati...
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RAPS Salon Highlights the Significance of National Policy Recommendations to Advance Tech Innovations

The October 11 Regional Autonomous Patient Safety (RAPS) Research and Development Salon convened stakeholders from across the Pittsburgh region and beyond to highlight how current policy recommendations at the national level could grea...
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Robert Ferguson Speaks on Medstar’s 2023 Bennathan Patient Safety Lecture Panel

On October 4, Jewish Healthcare Foundation Chief Policy Officer Robert Ferguson, MPH joined a panel at the 2023 Bennathan Patient Safety Lecture to discuss the role of electronic health records (EHRs) in patient safety. Offered in a hy...
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Karen Feinstein Shares Overview of NPSB at the Northwest Patient Safety Conference

Jewish Healthcare Foundation President and CEO Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD was a panelist at the 20th Annual Northwest Patient Safety Conference "Bringing Patient Safety to Life, What's Worked, What Hasn't and What To Do About It," ...
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Presidential Advisory Group Recommends National Patient Safety Team

The effort to remake patient safety in the United States took a monumental step forward on September 8, when the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released its much-anticipated Report to the President: A...
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Up Next for Patient Safety Podcast Highlights the Power of Simulation

Healthcare simulation has had a powerful impact on medical education, giving students and providers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with complex procedures within a safe, controlled environment. But what is the potential fo...
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Robert Ferguson Highlights the National Patient Safety Board at International Healthcare Safety Investigations Conference

Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative and Jewish Healthcare Foundation was a guest at the Healthcare Safety Investigations Conference on September 27. In its fourth year, the online patient s...
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Karen Feinstein Speaks at Auton Lab’s 30th Anniversary Celebration

The Auton Lab 30th Anniversary celebration was held September 8 at Carnegie Mellon University, including presentations from the illustrious alumni of Auton Lab, panel discussions with some of the region's leading informatics and techno...
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New Patient Safety Technology Challenge Winners Announced in September

The Patient Safety Technology Challenge announced winners of two sponsored events that took place in September. This month also marks the one-year anniversary of the Patient Safety Technology Challenge, and a brief video of the in...
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Health Care Redesign Expo Showcases Pittsburgh Safety Tech Innovators

How would you deploy cutting edge technology, out-of-the-box thinking, and interdisciplinary perspectives to reshape longstanding safety issues plaguing today's patients? Thirty graduate students and innovators spent the summer focused...
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RAPS Salon Highlights Region’s Tech Hub University Leaders

The August 23 Regional Autonomous Patient Safety (RAPS) Research and Development Salon convened innovators, researchers, and technology entrepreneurs from across the Pittsburgh region to highlight regional research initiatives at Carne...
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NPSB Advocacy Coalition Hosts Congressional Briefing on Patient Safety and the Need for a National Patient Safety Board

The work of the National Patient Safety Board Advocacy Coalition was highlighted at the July 13th Congressional briefing at the Rayburn House Office in Washington, DC with a discussion on the alarming downturn in patient safety measure...
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