Patient Safety: High Reliability Organizations - College of Public Health 2025-2027

Overview

Over the last two decades, patient safety improvement efforts in healthcare have focused on the hospital setting. There is growing evidence that illustrates patient harm may also occur in medical office settings, resulting in preventable harm. To begin to address this issue, education on Just Culture and High-Reliability Organization (HRO) principles is needed to ensure that hospitals and medical office environments foster transparency in event reporting, balanced accountability, and a focus on a preoccupation with failure and sensitivity to daily operations.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, physician associates, nurse practitioners, and certified public health professionals.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:

Examine an organization’s demonstration of safety as a core value through actions to be mindful and identify problems and issues when they occur.

Employ patients, families, and care partners in leadership, governance, and safety and improvement efforts. Implement a systems approach to workforce safety.

Develop and maintain appropriate activities and actions to become a high-reliability organization, prioritizing patient safety and patient outcomes.

Course summary

Available credit:

1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until October 1, 2027. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
1.00 ANCC
1.00 AOA Category 2-B
1.00 Ethics
1.00 IPCE
1.00 HSC Participation

Course opens:

10/02/2025

Course expires:

10/01/2027

Cost:

$0.00

Rating:

Online On-Demand

Fort Worth, TX 76107

United States

Disclosures
In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.

Primary Author

Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC
Associate Professor, Health Administration & Policy, School of Public Health
Associate Professor, Personalized Health & Well-Being, School of Health Professions
Director, Texas State Certified CHW/CHWI Training Program
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Peer-Reviewers and Planners

Kate Taylor, DNP, FN-C, CPPS, FNAP
Assistant Dean of Clinical and Outreach Affairs, College of Nursing
Adjunct Faculty, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Executive, SaferCare Texas
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Justin Burton, MBA BSN RN CPPS CPHQ NE-BC
Director SaferCare Texas
Assistant Professor, Office of the Dean
College of Nursing
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

David Farmer, PhD, LPC, LMFT
Executive Director, Interprofessional Education and Integrated Behavioral Health
Associate Professor
Medical Education and Health Systems Science
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Jeffrey Beeson DO, RN, EMT-P
Executive Medical Director
Assistant Professor
Medical Education & Health Systems Science
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Course Director(s)