The new Joint Patient Safety Reporting application, a collaborative Defense Health Agency and Veterans Health Administration effort, standardizes the process for medical teams to identify and document medical and dental errors, near-miss events, and close calls that may occur within their facilities.

Womack Army Medical Center earned an "A" grade from the Leapfrog Group in the most recent Leapfrog ratings. The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization, assigns Womack Army Medical Center to hospitals across the United States.

Dr. Paul Cordts, deputy assistant director of medical affairs for the Defense Health Agency, addressed the ongoing collaboration of the Military Health System and the Department of Veterans Affairs in a presentation at the annual meeting of AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals.

Patient safety is the No. 1 mission when it comes to health care in the Military Health System.

Patient safety is a top priority for the Defense Health Agency: Anytime, Anywhere – Always.

Members of the 35th Medical Group come together to discuss the importance of patient safety at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2023.

The theme for the 2023 Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 12-18, is “Be a Patient Safety Hero: Anywhere, Anytime – Always.” While every day is a patient safety day for the Military Health System, a unique spotlight shines on this issue during this international education and awareness-building campaign.

The single, common federal electronic health record (EHR) continues to enhance user outcomes and patient safety with results from industry-standard testing showing improvement over legacy systems for clinical decision support tools related to medication safety.

Patient safety is a top priority for the Defense Health Agency: Anytime, Anywhere – Always.

During this year's Patient Safety Awareness week, the Patient Safety team at US Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Guantanamo Bay (US NRMTC GB) is reinforcing the hospital's culture of safety through interactive learning.

From countertops and cutting boards to television remotes and cell phones, the immediate world of many – sight unseen - has a host of germs readily intent on meeting anyone, anytime and anywhere.