Penn Medicine will soon bring onboard a new event management reporting and tracking system to replace PORTS. Penn Medicine Safety Net is an improved program that is flexible and web-based, and encourages event reporting.
The system will help the Health System track and prevent medical errors, increase reporting of incidents and improve patient safety with flexible easy-to-use software. “The American Hospital Association exclusively endorses this reporting system,” said Michael Anderson, associate director, CEQI.
Penn Medicine Safety Net will allow employees to:
- Build better reports to capture, analyze and prevent adverse events.
- Create custom forms with the new Forms Designer.
- Protect themselves – and their patients – with heightened security features.
- Set up specialized alerts and reminders.
- Export data to PSOs or state reporting bodies.
- Customize forms to fit an organization’s needs.
- Support a culture of safety with anonymous submission.
As the go-live date – early next year -- approaches, look for future articles providing more detail about this state-of-the-art system.
