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8 trends that shaped system performance in 2025: Kaufman Hall
Health system leaders faced challenges in 2025 like rising financial strain, ongoing workforce challenges and mounting capacity constraints. Becker's Hosptial Review
News Articles
- Dec 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
How ‘Top Gun’ and Technology Are Improving Patient Transfers
The so-called Top Gun initiative is a partnership between Mercy Health Toledo and Conduit Health Partners, the IT company launched out of the health system in 2018. PSQH
- Dec 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Are You Trading Efficiency for Safety in Your ASC?
It’s an exciting time for ambulatory surgery centers (ASC). ASCs have become central to the healthcare delivery system, and the market is ripe for innovation and growth. PSQH
- Dec 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
AHA webinar: Safeguarding Hospital Leadership: Strategies For Personnel in Today’s Environment
Recent incidents have prompted health care leaders to reexamine their own safety protocols, highlighting the need for greater awareness and preparedness. across leadership teams. AHA
- Dec 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
AHRQ PsNet’s Patient Safety 101 Primer
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field. PsNet
- Nov 05, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Get a Sneak Peek into MAPS PSO’s Top 10 Patient Safety Focus Whitepaper of 2025
This year’s Top 10 was developed to help adopt and implement the most critical patient safety practices outlined in attestation statements of the new CMS PSSM.
- Nov 05, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
MAPS PSO Membership Benefits: Join the IHA PSO for Adverse Event Protections
The Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) is a member-focused PSO offering robust benefits for healthcare providers throughout the Midwest.
- 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.
- 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.