Care in the home setting is expanding as a result of rising health care costs, patient preference, technological innovations and a growing aging population. Yet patient safety in the home care setting is less well understood than patient safety in other settings. This session will present findings from a landscape analysis of patient safety in the home care setting.Care in the home setting is expanding as a result of rising health care costs, patient preference, technological innovations and a growing aging population. Yet patient safety in the home care setting is less well understood than patient safety in other settings. This session will present findings from a landscape analysis of patient safety in the home care setting.

After this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe patient safety issues associated with care in the home setting


• Describe existing safety resources and infrastructures in the home care settings


• Identify risk mitigation strategies to keep patients safe at home

Tejal Gandhi, Chief Clinical and Safety Officer, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Deborah Carpenter, Senior Study Director, Westat