AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Patient Safety Authority (patientsafety.pa.gov) is an independent state agency that oversees the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS), the largest database of its kind in the United States.
Abstract
Disparities in healthcare pose a significant patient safety threat.1 In 2021, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert titled Addressing Health Care Disparities by Improving Quality and Safety.
Because population-specific data can reduce harm and improve patient care, the Patient Safety Authority (PSA) updated the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) to capture patient demographics, including race, ethnicity, sex assigned at birth, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ZIP code.
Keywords
Pennsylvania, healthcare disparities, patient demographics, patient safety
