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Patient Safety

In the 9th Scope of Work, QSource will collaborate with hospitals and nursing homes addressing those areas of patient safety where evidence exists on improving safety by improving healthcare processes and systems. Tennessee's hospitals and nursing homes can reach a common goal – improving the health, well-being and safety of their patients - by collaborating and sharing best practices and lessons learned.

Patient safety activities will focus on the following areas:

Reducing the incidence of MRSA infections
Reducing the incidence of pressure ulcers in hospitals and nursing homes
Reducing the incidence of physical restraints in nursing homes
Improving inpatient surgical safety and heart failure treatment in hospitals
Improving drug safety
Providing quality improvement technical assistance to nursing homes in need

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