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Hospital trustees turn their attention to patient safety

Case Management Weekly, March 7, 2007

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While most hospital trustee seats have long been associated with raising money and networking, many hospitals are now asking trustees "to go beyond the role of community boosters" and focus on patient safety, The Boston Globe reports.

Many physicians and hospital officials believe that expanding the scope of trustee responsibilities is key to improving patient safety because it will focus more attention on flawed polices and procedures that lead to mistakes.

The Massachusetts Hospital Association, with financial help from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, is developing a curriculum that is designed to train board members to be more vocal about their concerns. Classes are expected to include instruction on how to question executives about patient safety and how to request that errors be brought to the board's attention.

Source:The Boston Globe; California Healthline

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