patient safety

June 24, 2011 -- The Regence Foundation announced that it has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Oregon Patient Safety Commission to develop a tool kit and implementation strategy to help hospitals alert Oregonians in the event that they have been harmed by a medical error.  Read More >>

June 9, 2011 – Oregon hospitals reported overall lower rates of healthcare acquired infections last year as a result of a statewide effort and a public reporting system now in its third year. Read More >>

February 17, 2011 -- It seemed paradoxical: the head of the Oregon Patient Safety Commission testifying against two Senate bills intended to increase patient safety. Read More >>

December 15, 2010 -- Looking back on it now, there were several forces that led Jim Dameron to help create and then run Oregon's Patient Safety Commission. Read More >>

July 28, 2010 -- After five years as Administrator of the Patient Safety Commission and 30 years in the healthcare field, Jim Dameron has decided to retire. The Board of Directors will begin transition planning immediately, with the goal of hiring a replacement by the end of the year. It is an understatement to say we will miss Jim. Read More >>

May 12, 2010 -- When Jodi Joyce, vice president of quality and patient safety for Legacy Health System, testified before the House Health Care Committee in February, she delivered a startling fact. Read More >>

May 12, 2010 -- When Oregon officials release the state’s first-ever public report on hospital-acquired infections later this month, chances are it won’t represent the true number of cases. In fact, it probably won’t be even close. Read More >>

April 28, 2010 -- More than 30,000 Americans die each year from a completely preventable blood stream infection acquired at hospitals. Yet facilities across the country – including those in Oregon – have been slow to adopt measures that could eliminate them altogether. Read More >>

April 21, 2010 -- The Oregon Office of Health Policy and Research is getting ready to release the state’s first-ever public report on hospital-acquired infections next month. And preliminary data show room for improvement. Read More >>

February 11, 2010 -- Despite a concerted effort by the Oregon Patient Safety Commission, Oregon hospitals are falling short in providing written notice to patients that a mistake occurred within their facility. Read More >>