Quality and Safety

An Equity Agenda for the Field of Health Care Quality Improvement

by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 15, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the publication of To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System (IOM, 2000) and Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century (IOM, 2001), the National Academy of Medicine convened the leaders...

Quality, Safety, and Standards Organizations COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 26, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >>     Introduction The stark reality of the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the very systems established to ensure the nation’s safety and quality. The pandemic...

Protecting the Medically Vulnerable amid COVID-19: Insights from the Dually Eligible Population in the United States

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 19, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives

The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >>     Introduction Dually eligible beneficiaries are individuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. COVID-19 has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities within...

Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Health Settings Outside the Hospital and Clinic

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 30, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  The health care ecosystem is witnessing a surge of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technologies and products that can potentially augment care delivery outside of hospital and clinic settings. These tools can be used to conduct remote monitoring, support...

What If?: Transforming Diagnostic Research by Leveraging a Diagnostic Process Map to Engage Patients in Learning from Errors

by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 18, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

  The Problem Researchers estimate that up to 80,000 deaths per year in U.S. hospitals can be attributed to some form of diagnostic error [1]. Misdiagnosis affects 12 million Americans in ambulatory care settings annually. The National Academies of Sciences,...