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Welcome to the Tennessee Patient Safety Center

 An initiative of the Tennessee Hospital Association

Craig Becker, THA PresidentIn 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

 

 
Upcoming Events

 

Click here to view our 2009 events calendar

 

 

 

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Current News

Click here to read Dr. Peter Pronovosts' invited testimony on April 1, 2009, Healthcare-Associated Infections, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee

Click here to read the testimony of the American Hospital Assocation on April 1, 2009, Healthcare-Associated Infections, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee

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Useful Links

 

         

       

       

     

    

 

 
Our Goal

To advance the adoption of proven strategies to improve the reliability, safety, and quality of care received by patients in Tennessee Hospitals.

 
Quick Links

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Have a question?  Contact Us

 

 
SHEA-IDSA Compendium
 
Science of Safety by Dr. Peter Pronovost
 
 
Joint Commission – April 16, 2009
 
“Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence”
            click here to view the monograph