ivWatch Joins National Patient Safety Board Advocacy Coalition
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ivWatch, LLC, the IV safety company, today announced that it has joined the National Patient Safety Board (NPSB) Advocacy Coalition. The proposed NPSB would model the efforts of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) in the healthcare space and would complement existing agencies in monitoring and anticipating patient safety events.
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- Modeled in part after National Transportation Safety Board,
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ivWatch, LLC, the IV safety company, today announced that it has joined the National Patient Safety Board (NPSB) Advocacy Coalition . - The proposed NPSB would model the efforts of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) in the healthcare space and would complement existing agencies in monitoring and anticipating patient safety events.
- "The alarming escalation of IV injury in the U.S. is a perfect case study for why a National Patient Safety Board is imperative right now.
- Ensuring the same level of safety for patients as we are entitled to in non-medical environments is an important and pressing issue, and we are looking forward to working closely with the National Patient Safety Board Advocacy Coalition in their efforts to do so," Warren says.