One of our challenges is that risk in the system is a moving target. Even as we make progress in preventing injuries in some areas, new problems are continuously emerging. NPSF represents an unprecedented initiative to improve healthcare safety by identifying risks in our complex health care system as quickly as possible, analyzing errors that may lead to patient injuries and implementing responses that may prevent injuries. Among its accomplishments to date, the foundation has initiated a grant program to encourage research in the area of patient safety. Awards will be presented in early 1999.
Additional activities focus on making progress in four areas.
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