The Tennessee Center for Patient Safety will be funded by a $3 million grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield over the next three years.
Tennessee Hospital Association President and CEO Craig Becker has said that there has been approximately 860 fewer cases of healthcare-associated infections since the inception of the program three years ago, amounting to more than $12 million in avoided costs, according to the report.
Read WREG’s news report on the Tennessee Center for Patient Safety grant.
Read other coverage on patient safety:
– Florida’s Suncoast Eye Center Received Three-Year Accreditation From AAAHC
– CDC, SPIC Launch Campaign to Raise Awareness About Injection Safety
– Urologist Defends Illinois ASC, Industry Over Infection Control
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