Case Study

Health Equity in Action: MedStar Health’s Equitable Approach to Patient Safety

Posted By The Academy

February 10, 2023

Researchers from MedStar Health Research Institute and RAND Corporation set out to identify and understand ways to address the effects of racism on patient safety reporting. This case study highlights MedStar’s three-pronged approach to systematically addressing racism in patient safety and provides actionable recommendations for health systems to empower their workforce to report unsafe conditions.

Hea Medstar Patient Safety Case Study Final.pdf