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OPSC Patient Safety Minute | Preventing Burns from Light Sources

Robin Carter (consultant) 4/6/26 Robin Carter (consultant) 4/6/26

OPSC Patient Safety Minute | Your Harm Response: Sharing Results of an Event Review with Patients & Families

Robin Carter (consultant) 2/24/26 Robin Carter (consultant) 2/24/26

OPSC Patient Safety Minute | Measuring Your Harm Response Process: A Resource to Help

Robin Carter (consultant) 1/27/26 Robin Carter (consultant) 1/27/26

OPSC Patient Safety Minute | Toolkit for Improving Skin Care and MDRO Prevention in Long-Term Care

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 12/18/25 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 12/18/25

OPSC 2025 Annual Progress Report

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 12/18/25 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 12/18/25

2025 Report: Early Discussion and Resolution

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 10/6/25 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 10/6/25

From Harm to Healing: The State of Patient Safety in Oregon

Robin Carter (consultant) 6/18/25 Robin Carter (consultant) 6/18/25

OPSC Patient Safety Minute | What’s Top of Mind for Oregon’s Long-Term Care Pros? Insights from the OHCA Spring Expo

Robin Carter (consultant) 5/21/25 Robin Carter (consultant) 5/21/25

OPSC Patient Safety Minute | Ensuring Timely Stroke Treatment

Robin Carter (consultant) 3/4/25 Robin Carter (consultant) 3/4/25

OPSC Patient Safety Minute | Ensuring Consistent Orientation & Training Amid Staffing Challenges

Stephanie Warren 1/14/25 Stephanie Warren 1/14/25

Oregon Wellness Program

The Oregon Wellness Program (OWP) promotes Oregon Healthcare Professionals’ well-being through education, coordinated regional counseling services, telemedicine services and research.

Oregon Patient Safety Commission 12/17/24 Oregon Patient Safety Commission 12/17/24

2024 EDR Annual Report

Robin Carter (consultant) 12/5/24 Robin Carter (consultant) 12/5/24

OPSC Patient Safety Minute | The New CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure: OPSC Is Here to Help!

Robin Carter (consultant) 10/3/24 Robin Carter (consultant) 10/3/24

OPSC Patient Safety Minute | Building Your RCA Muscles with Success Cause Analysis

Robin Carter (consultant) 9/24/24 Robin Carter (consultant) 9/24/24

OPSC Patient Safety Minute | We're Listening—Learning from Oregon Caregivers

Robin Carter (consultant) 8/29/24 Robin Carter (consultant) 8/29/24

OPSC Patient Safety Minute | Back to Basics: Surgical Fires Are Preventable

Robin Carter (consultant) 6/21/24 Robin Carter (consultant) 6/21/24

Thoughtful Implementation Needed when Considering AI in Patient Safety: Recommendations from an Expert Panel

Robin Carter (consultant) 6/13/24 Robin Carter (consultant) 6/13/24

2023 PSRP Progress Report

Robin Carter (consultant) 4/9/24 Robin Carter (consultant) 4/9/24

Recommendations for Your Drug Diversion Program: Tools from ISMP

Robin Carter (consultant) 3/6/24 Robin Carter (consultant) 3/6/24

Design Better, More Effective Quality Improvement Surveys by Avoiding These Errors

Quality improvement (QI) projects often use surveys to gather data, but expertise in survey design isn’t always available to every project team. A recent study(1) illustrates the unpredictable quality of locally developed surveys for QI, showing that development of surveys requires special expertise in addition to careful consideration and time.