GE Listed as National Patient Safety Organization by HHS, AHRQ

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) has listed the GE-MERS National Patient Safety Organization (GE PSO) as part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Patient Safety Organization (PSO) program. GE Healthcare Performance Solutions joins leading healthcare organizations  working to minimize risks in patient care. GE’s PSO provides its members a single common medical event reporting platform, with comprehensive data analytics and advisory support to identify the root causes of risk, and help hospitals make lasting patient safety improvements.

“Over a decade has passed since the Institute of Medicine made an influential call to decrease the number of costly medical errors that kill nearly 100,000 Americans each year; however, event-reporting limitations have often impeded progress toward this goal,” said Jan De Witte, President and CEO, GE Healthcare Performance Solutions. “Our Performance Solutions business has the elements necessary – reporting, analytics and advisory - to help hospitals make measurable and lasting improvements in patient safety.  Performance Solutions has a long term commitment to helping the healthcare industry reduce cost, improve quality and increase access and we will continue to invest in new technology capabilities and programs that improve overall performance.”

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