09/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/19/2024 13:24
CLEVELAND -Leaders from University Hospitals joined a select few of the nation's leading healthcare systems at a White House forum on patient and workforce safety as part of World Patient Safety Dayon September 17.
UH CEO Cliff A. Megerian, MD, FACS, Jane and Henry Meyer Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair, and Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, Chief Quality and Clinical Transformation Officer, Veale Distinguished Chair in Leadership and Clinical Transformation, attended the forum, convened bythe White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Collectively, the health systems in attendance provide care to more than 30 million patients and employ hundreds of thousands of dedicated healthcare workers providing their service and expertise to adults and children living in both urban and rural communities across the country. Drs. Megerian and Pronovost were among those to commit to actions that support providing safe care and zero preventable harm for all.
"University Hospitals collaborated with Secretary Xavier Becerra in the foundational research leading to a Patient Safety framework published previously by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Since then, we have continued to stay engaged in the effort through participation in various listening sessions," Dr. Megerian said.
UH was the only healthcare system in Ohio to make a formal written pledge to identify a path forward, stating: