This educational video is the fourth in a series produced for the Regional Medication Safety Program for Hospitals. The video focuses on the key leadership role of physicians in strengthening patient safety. Medical leadership and support are critical in any systematic effort to enhance patient safety and prevent medical errors. The video summarizes how physicians can strengthen patient safety in four core areas:

• Culture
• Infrastructure
• Practices
• Technology

Four medical leaders draw from their real-life experiences to discuss how physicians can champion patient safety in their hospitals. These medical leaders include David B. Nash, MD, M.B.A., FACP, Professor/Chairman, Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; David Shulkin, MD Chief Medical Officer, Temple University Hospital; Jeffrey Cohn, MD, Chief Quality Officer, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network and Keith Sweigard, MD, Chief, Internal Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital/Associate Medical Director, Abington Physician Network.

This video is a must-see resource for all physicians. Healthcare organizations are also encouraged to show this video to their boards, executives, and senior administration to promote a better understanding of how they can work more effectively with physicians to strengthen their patient safety practices.

22 minutes.

For more information about this video, please contact HCIF at (215) 735-3895 or jmorris@dvhc.org