The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has established the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety as a public-private collaboration to improve both patient and workforce safety. The National Action Alliance is a partnership between HHS and its Federal agencies and private stakeholders, including healthcare systems, clinicians, allied health professionals, patients, families, caregivers, professional societies, patient and workforce safety advocates, the digital healthcare sector, health services researchers, employers, and payors interested in recommitting our Nation to advancing patient and workforce safety to move toward zero harm in healthcare.
The National Action Alliance is a voluntary learning community intended to support improvements across healthcare delivery settings (e.g., hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, ambulatory care settings, home care) and within all types of healthcare systems, including public, not-for-profit, and for-profit health systems; rural, suburban, and urban systems; and systems focused on caring for diverse populations. Recognizing that healthcare is not safe until it is safe for all, the National Action Alliance will work to address issues of equity in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity, socioeconomic status, and healthcare access, as it strives to advance patient and workforce safety. HHS recognizes that health systems and healthcare professionals share an abiding commitment to advancing patient and workforce safety.