PATIENTS FOR PATIENT SAFETY US
WEBINARS
The Guardians of the Patient Safety Structural Measure:
What Comes Next

We helped make it happen. Now let's make it matter.
Many of us across the PFPS US network of Patient Safety Champions and Strategic Partners played a direct role in developing and advocating for the successful adoption of the Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM) into the CMS Quality Reporting Program. That was a landmark achievement, but the real work is just beginning.
Why This Moment Is Critical
Starting on April 1st, hospital leaders will begin submitting Attestation Statements to CMS indicating whether the 25 best practices specified in the PSSM are in place at their institutions. CMS will score these statements and publicly report the results for the first time later this year.
This is an unprecedented window of opportunity, and we can support hospitals to move beyond check-the-box responses toward authentic, sustained implementation.
The Guardians' Mission, and Yours
- As patient safety advocates, our role doesn't end with PSSM adoption by Medicare. The Guardians of the PSSMexist to motivate and help hospitals genuinely embrace the best practices that protect patients and families. That mission belongs to all of us.
How Project PIVOT and the 4Ms of the Age-Friendly
Health Care System can achieve what matters
most to older adults

Every adult deserves safe, equitable, high-quality care grounded in what matters most to them. This webinar will examine OIG, AARP, and other relevant research on the disproportionate risks older adults face in healthcare and show how Project PIVOT and the 4Ms of Age-Friendly Care work together to improve outcomes for older adults.
PFPS US
Patients for Patient Safety US (PFPS US) is a patient-led, non-profit organization of dedicated individuals and organizations united in the mission to enhance patient safety for all Americans.
MISSION
To unite patients, families, and stakeholders to improve diagnostic accuracy, advance patient safety, and eliminate health disparities through research, policy, advocacy, and technology.
VISION
A world in which no one is harmed in health care, and every patient receives safe and respectful care every time, everywhere.
What We Do
Advocacy and policy in healthcare are closely interconnected concepts that together shape how healthcare organizations function, how care is delivered and paid for, what medicines or devices can be used to treat patients, how patient privacy is protected, and how health is maintained and continuously improved.
We are committed to advancing research that centers patient and family experiences, particularly in areas where harm is most prevalent, such as diagnostic safety and the dismissal of patient concerns.
In the rapidly evolving field of health technology, we are at the forefront of advancing responsible AI in healthcare.
Together, these efforts reflect PFPS US’s integrated approach to achieving zero harm in healthcare, combining patient-driven advocacy, rigorous research and measures, policy leadership, and technological innovation to create a safer, more equitable system for all.
Did You Know...
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States.
Diagnostic errors cause death and disability in approximately 800,000 patients annually and costs the healthcare system up to 17% of all healthcare costs.
Medical and diagnostic errors disproportionately impact vulnerable populations.
