Kathryn Merkeley, program director with the Vizient PSO addresses how Patient safety organizations, or PSOs, improve patient safety and quality through the reduction of adverse events.
Guest speakers:
Kathryn Merkeley, MHSA, RN, CPPS, PMP
PI Program Director
Vizient
Moderator:
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Executive Director
Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
Show Notes:
[01:15-02:13] What is a PSO?
[02:14-02:59] Benefits of PSO membership to organizations
[03:00-03:41] How common is it for organizations to belong to a PSO
[03:42-04:37] ROI for health system leaders for belonging to a PSO
[04:38-05:27] How PSOs can support specifically medication safety efforts
[05:28-06:34] Standardizing approach with multiple members to your PSO
[06:35-07:16] Where are PSOs going in the future
[07:17-07:58] How frontline pharmacy staff can get involved in PSOs
Links | Resources:
Vizient Patient Safety Organization
Vizient PSO Blog: Empathetic and Effective Response to Sentinel Events and Root Cause Analysis
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