Patient Safety
The Public Health Division is committed to supporting safe health care for all Oregonians.
Vision: Patients in Oregon are safe in all interactions with the health care delivery system.
Mission: To provide leadership, information and skills, support and resources to health care providers and patients so that they can ensure patient safety
Strategic Areas:
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Support for the Oregon Patient Safety Commission
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Culture of Patient Safety
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Patient Safety in Ambulatory Care
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Facilities Design
Recent Activities
Public Health Officer Certification
Patient Safety Improvement Corps 2007/2008
Quality Improvement Workshop
Projects with the Patient Safety Commission
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Oregon Consortium of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project - support for the spread of best practices statewide
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Written notification survey for hospital participants
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Strategy for measuring statewide patient safety
Patients and Families
Information for patients and families about:
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For more information please contact:
Dana Selover MD, MPH
Patient Safety Policy Lead
Office of Health Systems Planning
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 930
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 673-1216
Fax: (971) 673-1299
dana.s.selover@state.or.us
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