Advancing Patient Safety and Health Care Quality - Bridging Research, Policy, and Implementation

Preventable harm continues to challenge health care safety and quality. Diagnostic errors, fragmented systems, and underreporting of patient safety events are key contributors. Insights from the Advancing Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality symposium in Washington, DC, highlight strategies to address these gaps. Focusing on high-risk conditions, leveraging real-time patient-reported data, and applying AI-enabled tools can reduce harm. Durable improvement requires integrated systems design, human factors training, and meaningful patient engagement, supported by aligned incentives and shared data infrastructure, to achieve safer, patient-centered care for all.