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Patient Safety Improvement Program

The ABMS Patient Safety Improvement Program is a professional resource for healthcare personnel to learn safety essentials and implementation methods that can improve patient safety in any clinical setting. (See course map for details.) This Web-based program is self-paced and focuses on identifying and analyzing errors, determining improvements based on best practices and implementing changes. The program aligns with key initiatives, including The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals, and Institute for Healthcare Improvement 5 Million Lives Campaign.

Organizations that can use this program:

Integrate the program with quality improvement initiatives to improve delivery of safe and effective patient care; recognize program completion by physicians with special designations, incentives, P4P.

Provide foundation-level patient safety training developed by recognized leaders as integral part of education process.

Reduce potential exposure by providing physicians with a comprehensive patient safety and quality improvement program.

Reduce error risks by using the program to address patient safety at a systems level. Demonstrate commitment to patient safety by providing comprehensive program to physicians; align with Joint Commission, IHI, AHA initiatives.

Provide a new option for continuing medical education in this key area.

Three courses are available:
The ABMS Patient Safety Improvement Program combines online patient safety education, quality improvement education and performance improvement activities that focus on identifying and analyzing errors, determining improvements based on best practices and implementing changes. Results are measured and benchmarked against national standards. ABMS Patient Safety Foundations provides core curriculum sections covering Epidemiology, Systems, Communications, and Safety Culture. ABMS Quality Improvement in Practice provides Quality Improvement Fundamentals and Improvement Activities (change packages) that introduce changes the individual physician can make in his / her own practice setting. Results are measured and benchmarked against national standards.
Content Included	ABMS Patient Safety Improvement Program	ABMS Patient Safety Foundations	ABMS Quality Improvement in Practice
Core Curriculum Sections (Epidemiology, Systems, Communication, Safety Culture)
Quality Improvement Fundamentals
Performance Improvement Activities
*AMA PRA Category 1 Credit*	20¹	2.5²	20¹
*ABMS Maintenance of Certification (MOC)*	Part IV³	Part II⁴	Part IV³
¹Based on AMA PRA Category 1 Guidelines for Performance Improvement Activities ²Based on AMA PRA Category 1 Guidelines for Enduring Activities ³Based on individual ABMS Member Board requirements ⁴Based on MOC requirement for all MOC-enrolled Diplomates, effective 2010
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