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Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Hires Patient Safety Liaison to Help Healthcare Facilities Implement Guidance
Date:5/11/2009

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"Rick brings an understanding of the Patient Safety Officer role with him to the Authority that will enable him to more effectively communicate one-on-one with facility PSOs," Charney said. "His vast experience in the healthcare industry in Western Pennsylvania will also enable him to help tailor educational programs specifically for his PSL region."

Charney said other duties of the PSL include: helping the Authority gain a better understanding of the patient safety issues facing patients and facilities; assisting facilities with analyzing their data and implementing Authority guidance to reduce and eliminate harmful events; identifying training needs and coordinating education and focus sessions with hospitals on a regional or individual level with personnel from the Authority's contractors, ECRI Institute and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP); delivering presentations at individual hospitals, local professional societies and other interest groups regarding the Authority's role, mission and activities and fostering patient safety cooperation among facilities in the region.

"While the PSL program is new, the results we've seen from the pilot are very encouraging in that facilities welcome the information the Authority has to offer them," Charney said. "It's an exciting time for the Authority and Pennsylvania's healthcare facilities. The new employees provide the needed interaction between the Authority and Pennsylvania healthcare facilities to implement the best educational programs possible to improve patient safety."

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The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority is an independent state agency created by Act 13 of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error ("Mcare") Act, to help reduce and eliminate medical errors by identifying problems and recommending solutions that promote patient safety. Under the A
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