Western PA

Speaker
Michael C. Doering, MBA, the new Administrator for Pennsylvania's Patient Safety Authority

"The Patient Safety Authority is an independent state agency established under Act 13 of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error ("MCARE") Act. It is charged with taking steps to reduce and eliminate medical errors by identifying problems and recommending solutions that promote patient safety in hospitals, ambulatory surgical facilities, birthing centers and certain abortion facilities. The Authority has implemented PA-PSRS, the mandatory statewide Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System. More than 400 healthcare facilities subject to Act 13 reporting requirements are submitting reports through PA-PSRS, making Pennsylvania the first state in the nation to require the reporting of both actual events and "near misses"." -- http://www.psa.state.pa.us/psa/site/default.asp

Learning Objectives
By the end of the presentation the attendee will be able to:

Schedule
5:30 PM Registration, networking & hors d'oeuvres
6:15 PM Speaker presentation / Q&A
(7:45 PM approximate adjournment time)

As an independent chartered Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the ACHE of Western PA is authorized to award 1.5 hours of Category II continuing education credit toward advancement or recertification in the ACHE.