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How CEOs are boosting workforce engagement
Improved workforce engagement is never attained from just one effort, hospital and health system CEOs told Becker’s. Becker's Hospital Review
News Articles
- Oct 08, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Register Now: MAPS PSO’s Members-Only Annual Culture of Safety Workshop Nov. 6
The 2025 MAPS Culture of Safety Workshop will focus on PSO quality and patient safety issues to strengthen MAPS members’ PSO protections and safety culture.
- Oct 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
The Overlooked Threat of Hospital Falls During Discharge Period: Statewide Retrospective Analysis
Inpatient falls continue to be a patient safety challenge, with 35,450 falls reported to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) in 2024. Patient Safety
- Oct 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
American Hospital Association's Fast Facts on Behavioral Health
The American Hospital Association (AHA) compiled a list of facts regarding behavioral health in 2025, including definitions, types of services and integration efforts. American Hospital Association
- Oct 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
MAPS PSO shares materials and recording from legal webinar with Michael R. Callahan
Michael R. Callahan shared timely insights on the evolving legal landscape for healthcare organizations, highlighting the latest developments impacting Patient Safety Organizations.
- Sep 03, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
New report shows improvements in patient safety and workforce resilience
AHA released a new report showing hospital and health system patients reporting improvements in overall care experience and perception of safety alongside gains in key safety outcomes. AHA
- Sep 03, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Raise Awareness in September for Sepsis Awareness Month
Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency that happens when your body’s response to an infection damages vital organs and, often, causes death. Sepsis.org
- Sep 03, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Patient Safety 101
This Primer is intended to provide an overview of patient safety through defining key concepts and linking to other Primers that explore specific safety concepts in detail. Patient Safety Network
- Aug 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care Organizations
Health literate healthcare organizations make it easier for people to navigate, understand, and use information and services to take care of their health. AHRQ
- Aug 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Remembering Dr. Lucian Leape - pioneer in patient safety
Lucian L. Leape, a surgeon whose insights into medical mistakes in the 1990s gave rise to the field of patient safety, died on Monday at his home in Lexington, Mass. He was 94. N.Y. Times
- Dec 16, 2024
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety Announces 2024 Patient Safety Award Recipients
The Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) named Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, Sparta Community Hospital District, and Sinai Chicago as its 2024 Patient Safety Award recipients.