The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will pump up to $1 billion, funded under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, into a new program to dramatically increase patient safety within two years.
More than 500 hospitals, as well as physician, nursing, consumer and employer groups, have committed to join the Partnership for Patients program. Information technologies that aid in identifying safety issues and quickly developing changes in patient health status could be used to support initiatives under the program.
