MarylandPatientSafety.org
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Home - Maryland Patient Safety Center
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The Maryland Patient Safety Center was created by the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) in 2004 to develop and implement strategies to improve the safety of patient care in Maryland. To run the Center, MHCC selected LogicQual Research Institute and the Delmarva Foundation, two organizations that have been leaders in patient safety and quality initiatives.
LogicQual Research Institute is a subsidiary of the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA), which represents Maryland hospitals and health systems through leadership, education, information, communication, and collective action in the public interest. The Maryland Hospital Association is involved in numerous quality and safety programs, including its Quality Indicator Project®, used by over 1,000 hospitals worldwide to measure performance; the MEDSAFE initiative, a statewide program designed to reduce medication errors; and the extensive educational offerings sponsored by its Maryland Healthcare Education Institute (MHEI).
Delmarva Foundation, a national not-for-profit quality improvement organization, has been working with hospitals, physicians, home health agencies and nursing homes in Maryland for more than 30 years. As Maryland’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), Delmarva works to ensure that health care providers offer Medicare recipients the highest caliber of care. Delmarva also is responsible for the implementation and ongoing improvements to the statewide Maryland Health Care Commission’s Hospital Performance Evaluation Guide.
