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Suncoast Center for Patient Safety The Suncoast Center for Patient Safety was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2001. The focus of this center is Safe Patient Transitions from Institutions to the Home. The Suncoast Center has emphasized policy and practice applications through interfaces with legislative, regulatory and educational/training programs for health care professionals. In addition to undertaking and disseminating pilot studies related to patient safety and continuity of care for vulnerable patients discharged from hospitals, the Suncoast Center has hosted two Patient Safety Summits. During these Summits, key stakeholders were brought together to glean and disseminate information about the patient safety challenges and opportunities associated with care at home. The Suncoast Center has also developed existing research and clinical relationships with other health science centers to cultivate a "culture of safety" to support medical and nursing students, residents and fellows, as well as practicing clinicians in providing safe patient care. The Center has been an active participant with the other Florida Academic Medical Centers in facilitating the process of bringing into existance the Florida Patient Safety Corporation, mandated by acts of the 2003 and 2004 Florida Legislatures. |
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2004 Florida Legislative Session: Florida Patient Safety Corporation 2003 Florida Legislative Initiatives in Patient Safety: Final Reports: Medical Liability Reform Section 35 - Quality Indicators for Consumers' Use in Selecting Hospitals Section
36 - Study on the Establishment of a Patient Safety Authority
Suncoast Center for Patient Safety:
Background In 2001, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded Dr. Wolfson and the University of South Florida approximately $600,000 over 3 years to establish a Developmental Center for Evaluation and Research in Patient Safety. The focus of this Center is "Safe Patient Transitions from Institutions to the Home". Our overall goal is to successfully plan for and establish a multidisciplinary center for patient safety evaluation and research capable of substantially enhancing the ability of its members to conduct collaborative research that is mutually beneficial, to translate research findings into effective practice, and to disseminate these findings to the larger health care community. Specifically, our objectives include:
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