{"id":8594,"date":"2024-10-22T10:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T09:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rldatix.com\/en-mea\/?p=8594"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:20:24","slug":"how-rldatix-supports-readiness-and-implementation-of-cms-patient-safety-structural-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rldatix.com\/en-mea\/resources\/how-rldatix-supports-readiness-and-implementation-of-cms-patient-safety-structural-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"How RLDatix Supports Readiness and Implementation of CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS)\u00a0recently\u00a0published the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2024\/08\/28\/2024-17021\/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-and-the-childrens-health-insurance-program-hospital-inpatient\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">final rule<\/a>\u00a0for the Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM), which expects to take effect next month.\u00a0The ruling reinforced the importance of\u00a0connecting healthcare operations and data\u00a0to\u00a0prevent harm proactively,\u00a0creating and sustaining\u00a0a culture of\u00a0transparency and\u00a0continuous improvement\u00a0while\u00a0remaining\u00a0compliant\u00a0with regulatory expectations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp;measure will require hospitals to attest to whether they have implemented a culture of safety aligning to the PSSM\u2019s five domains. Hospitals will be scored from zero to five, with one point awarded per domain:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leadership commitment to\u00a0eliminating\u00a0preventable harm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategic planning and organizational policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Culture of safety and learning health systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accountability and transparency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patient and family engagement\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patient safety is a journey\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and this\u00a0latest\u00a0CMS\u00a0measure\u00a0is another opportunity for healthcare leaders to\u00a0assess\u00a0readiness\u00a0and\u00a0learn\u00a0how their organization\u00a0can\u00a0connect\u00a0actionable\u00a0data and operations to\u00a0take action\u00a0and deliver safer care.\u00a0With 25+ years in patient safety\u00a0advocacy, and\u00a0having served as an architect for\u00a0the\u00a0Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality\u2019s (AHRQ)\u00a0CANDOR toolkit,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0pleased to help hospitals and healthcare systems\u00a0further improve the quality of\u00a0the\u00a0patient care that they deliver.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this post,&nbsp;domain by domain,&nbsp;I\u2019ll&nbsp;summarize:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The domain\u2019s focus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The domain\u2019s\u00a0key requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0RLDatix\u00a0solutions\u00a0that can\u00a0help\u00a0you\u00a0positively attest to\u00a0the domain\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Domain 1: Leadership Commitment to Eliminating Preventable Harm&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domain 1 focuses on the hospital\u2019s senior leadership and governing board\u2019s&nbsp;actions in&nbsp;making its&nbsp;commitment to patient&nbsp;safety&nbsp;as&nbsp;its highest priority. It&nbsp;directs the governing board to oversee all safety activities and to&nbsp;hold&nbsp;leadership accountable for patient safety outcomes.&nbsp;All strategic,&nbsp;financial&nbsp;and operational decisions should have patient safety&nbsp;at their core.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PSSM Domain 1 Key Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Patient safety metrics that inform annual leadership performance reviews and compensation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>System-wide assessment on safety and patient safety initiatives and operations with improvement plans and metrics,\u00a0shared across the hospital and governing board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sufficient\u00a0patient safety\u00a0resources\u00a0(such as equipment, training, systems,\u00a0personnel\u00a0and technology)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reporting on patient and workforce safety events and initiatives\u00a0that\u00a0account for at least 20% of the regular board agenda\u00a0and senior\u00a0governing board meeting\u00a0discussion time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C-Suite and the senior governing board are notified within three business days of\u00a0safety events resulting in significant morbidity, mortality, or other harm\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How\u00a0RLDatix\u00a0Can Help\u00a0You\u00a0Positively Attest\u00a0to PSSM Domain 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connected Healthcare Operations\u00a0Dashboards\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk &amp; Safety Dashboards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credentialing and Privileging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Event Reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Root\u00a0Cause Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer Review<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clinical Surveillance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audits &amp; Standards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workforce Management\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Domain 2: Strategic Planning&nbsp;and&nbsp;Organizational Policy&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domain 2 focuses on&nbsp;committing to safety as a core value, by documenting policies and protocols, and&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;goals,&nbsp;metrics&nbsp;and practices, to create accountability and transparency across the organization.&nbsp;It instructs hospitals to strive for, whether attainable or not,&nbsp;zero preventable harm, which requires&nbsp;continuous&nbsp;process improvement. Equity in care should be embedded in safety planning,&nbsp;goal-setting, policy and processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PSSM Domain 2 Key Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strategic plan that outlines specific safety goals and associated metrics, with the goal of zero preventable harm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety goals\u00a0that use\u00a0metrics,\u00a0most relevant to the patient characteristics of the populations served,\u00a0to\u00a0identify\u00a0and address disparities in safety outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation of\u00a0written policies and protocols\u00a0that\u00a0cultivate a just culture,\u00a0balancing\u00a0no-blame and\u00a0appropriate accountability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation of a patient safety curriculum and competencies, with regular assessments,\u00a0for all clinical and non-clinical hospital staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Action plan\u00a0that includes improvement activities,\u00a0metrics\u00a0and trends\u00a0for workforce safety\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How\u00a0RLDatix\u00a0Can Help You Positively Attest to PSSM Domain 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Event Reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Root Cause Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credentialing and Privileging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer Review<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policy Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audits &amp; Standards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workforce Management\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Domain 3: Culture of Safety&nbsp;and&nbsp;Learning Health Systems&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domain 3 focuses on integrating&nbsp;evidence-based practices&nbsp;and&nbsp;protocols&nbsp;hospital-wide, with people and systems working collaboratively,&nbsp;to prioritize safety and&nbsp;establish&nbsp;a learning system. It directs hospitals to&nbsp;seek information continuously to take a proactive approach to&nbsp;eliminating&nbsp;preventable harm. Integration of people and systems requires fostering psychological safety among staff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PSSM Domain 3 Key Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hospital-wide culture of safety survey annually, or every\u00a0two\u00a0years with pulse surveys during non-survey years, with results\u00a0shared with the governing board and hospital staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedicated team that conducts\u00a0evidence-based\u00a0event analysis of serious safety events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patient safety metrics dashboard\u00a0that also\u00a0includes\u00a0external benchmarks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation of\u00a0specific\u00a0high reliability practices\u00a0for improving safety culture and learning systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation\u00a0in large-scale learning network(s) for patient safety improvement, share data on safety events and outcomes with these network(s)\u00a0and\u00a0implement at least one\u00a0learned\u00a0best practice\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How\u00a0RLDatix\u00a0Can Help You Positively Attest to PSSM Domain 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Safety Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Root Cause Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Event Reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety Huddles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clinical Surveillance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policy Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audits &amp; Standards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructions\u00a0for Use\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Domain 4: Accountability&nbsp;and&nbsp;Transparency&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domain 4 focuses on the vitalness of accountability and transparency&nbsp;in&nbsp;building a culture of safety. It&nbsp;states&nbsp;that learning from safety events and preventing harm, through data collection and analysis,&nbsp;are&nbsp;possible&nbsp;only&nbsp;when hospitals promote event reporting without fear and hesitation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PSSM Domain 4 Key Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Confidential safety reporting system that allows staff to report patient safety events, near misses, precursor events, unsafe conditions, and other concerns, and prompts a feedback loop to those who report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reporting\u00a0serious safety events, near misses and precursor events to a PSO listed by the\u00a0AHRQ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tracking and reporting patient safety metrics to all clinical and non-clinical staff\u00a0publicly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defined, evidence-based communication and resolution program reliably implemented after harm events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tracking\u00a0and reporting\u00a0communication and resolution program\u00a0performance with standard measures\u00a0to the governing board at least quarterly\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How\u00a0RLDatix\u00a0Can Help You Positively Attest to PSSM Domain 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Safety Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk &amp; Safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Event Reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Root Cause Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk Register<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claims Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patient\u00a0Feedback<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CANDOR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workforce Management\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Domain 5: Patient&nbsp;and&nbsp;Family Engagement&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domain 5 focuses on&nbsp;delivering safer, better care through&nbsp;hospital&nbsp;engagement&nbsp;with&nbsp;patients, families, and caregivers.&nbsp;It instructs hospitals to involve these groups in safety activities, quality improvement and oversight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PSSM Domain 5 Key Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Patient and Family Advisory Council that ensures patient, family, caregiver, and community input to safety-related activities, including representation at board meetings, consultation on safety\u00a0goal-setting\u00a0and metrics, and participation in safety improvement initiatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patient and Family Advisory Council that is diverse\u00a0and\u00a0representative\u00a0of the patient population.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Incorporating\u00a0patient and caregiver input about patient safety events or issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting\u00a0the presence of family and other designated persons as essential members of a safe care team and encourages engagement\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How\u00a0RLDatix\u00a0Can Help You Positively Attest to PSSM Domain 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Risk\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Event Reporting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Root Cause Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety Huddles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claims\u00a0Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patient Feedback\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assess&nbsp;Your&nbsp;Readiness for CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patient safety is a&nbsp;journey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure is&nbsp;a terrific roadmap for us, as&nbsp;healthcare leaders,&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow in our pursuit&nbsp;of zero preventable harm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can do this by&nbsp;continuously&nbsp;learning,&nbsp;improving&nbsp;and&nbsp;exploring&nbsp;how we&nbsp;connect data and operations&nbsp;to deliver&nbsp;safer, better care for our patients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To\u00a0learn more about\u00a0how\u00a0RLDatix\u00a0can\u00a0help\u00a0assess\u00a0readiness\u00a0and implementation of\u00a0the\u00a0CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rldatix.com\/en-mea\/book-a-demo\/\">connect with one of our\u00a0experts<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Tim McDonald, MD,&nbsp;JD, is the Chief Patient Safety and Risk Officer at&nbsp;RLDatix&nbsp;and a Professor of Law at Loyola University, Chicago. He is a Harvard-trained anesthesiologist, pediatrician, licensed attorney, patient safety\/medical liability specialist and author&nbsp;of&nbsp;articles in renowned&nbsp;peer-reviewed&nbsp;journals.&nbsp;His&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;has been recognized nationally and internationally, including authorship of references for the President\u2019s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Patient Safety Report.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Known for his TED x San Diego Talk,&nbsp;Tim is passionate about&nbsp;working with patients,&nbsp;families&nbsp;and&nbsp;healthcare&nbsp;providers,&nbsp;to&nbsp;shatter the wall of silence,&nbsp;by sharing stories and fostering&nbsp;a culture of compassionate honesty, fair&nbsp;accountability&nbsp;and patient safety transformation.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS)\u00a0recently\u00a0published the\u00a0final rule\u00a0for the Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM),&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":8824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"resource_capability":[],"class_list":["post-8594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-and-case-studies","primary-category-blog-and-case-studies"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How RLDatix Supports Readiness and Implementation of CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure - Middle East &amp; 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