| Welcome to the Tennessee Patient Safety Center
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An initiative of the Tennessee Hospital Association
 In 2007, the Tennessee Hospital Assocation (THA), through its not-for-profit, education and research subsidiary, Tennessee Hospital Education and Research Foundation), launched the Tennessee Center for Patient Safety, which provides education, resources and other tools to assist hospitals in accelerating their performance on quality and patient safety initiatives. The association received a three-year grant from the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tennessee Health Foundation to fund the center. Collaboration continues throughout Tennessee at regional networking meetings and statewide conferences. Our priority is to reduce healthcare-acquired infections with use of evidence-based strategies. TCPS has an ongoing partnership with patient safety expert Dr. Peter Pronovost with Johns Hopkins University.
Craig Becker, President
Tennessee Hospital Association
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| WHAT'S NEW
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March 12, 2010: Patient Safety Conference Call: 9:30 a.m. (CT)
March 16, 2010 - 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT: THA is pleased to host a webinar for the Tennessee Department of Health on the state action plan for reducing healthcare-acquired infections. All states were required to submit a five-year reduction plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in keeping with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) five-year infection reduction strategies and target goals. State officials will present the components and timelines for the Tennessee plan, including the impact on hospitals for additional reporting.
Space is limited. Click here to register NOW!
March 18, 2010: Preventing CLABSI: Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: The NQF and TMIT are co-hosting a FREE webinar series to provide tools that will unit healthcare providers, purchasers and consumers to more rapidly identify and adopt techniques that will reduce patient harm and improve care.
For complete details, click here to register.
Patient Safety Awareness Week Tools and Tips: The Joint Commission is marking NPSAW by helping patients and their families become better informed and more involved in their healthcare.
For complete details, click here to read TJC News Release.
April 21, 2010: Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Practice-Oriented Update (Sponsored by Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Department of Infection Control and Prevention)
For complete details and to register, click here to visit their website.
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| Our Goal
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To advance the adoption of proven strategies to improve the reliability, safety, and quality of care received by patients in Tennessee Hospitals.
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