The Connecticut ASC Patient Safety Organization
The Connecticut ASC Patient Safety Organization is specifically charged with improving patient safety and quality of care through the collection, analysis and dissemination of information and research related to the delivery of care within the ambulatory setting. With this as its mission and the combined experience, expertise and commitment of its board, staff and advisors, the ASC PSO is specifically focused on quality improvement opportunities and patient safety issues that will have a direct benefit on the delivery of care in Connecticut’s ambulatory care centers.
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Nationwide, patient safety has become one of the most pressing health care challenges we face. According to a 1999 report by the Institute of Medicine, as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of lapses in patient safety.
As more procedures are done in ambulatory care settings a program focused on improving outcomes and ensuring quality of care and patient safety is clearly in the interest of Connecticut's providers and patients alike. PA 04-164 is the embodiment of that goal. Nationwide, patient safety has become one of the most pressing health care challenges we face. According to a 1999 report by the Institute of Medicine, as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of lapses in patient safety.
There are already efficiencies of scale and policies instituted which create a safe environment for patients within the ambulatory care setting. As care increases within this setting, we must create an environment that continues
within this setting, we must create an environment that continues to address patient safety concerns and adopt policies that promote best practice guidelines. By gathering and analyzing information from a variety of sources, the industry can learn from its mistakes and successes for the collective good.
Faced with this challenge, the Ambulatory Surgery Center PSO has developed a program focused on prevention which will utilize benchmarking and data analyses of key denominators. Because frontline providers are usually in the best position to identify issues and solutions to patient care issues, root cause analysis will be used to formulate solutions, and test, implement, and measure outcomes in order to improve patient safety.