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 “HTT President and CEO Steve Powell returned to Kameda Medical Center in Kamogawa City, Japan in January as part of a multi-year TeamSTEPPS® improvement initiative in Japan. Kameda Medical Center is a 925 bed hospital located on the Chiba peninsula.  Kameda is one of only two hospitals in Japan that are accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI).  The goals of the initiative are improved teamwork and communication among staff and patients. HTT has implemented team-based care improvement initiatives in 18 countries outside the U.S. through our work with military and civilian healthcare organizations.”

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Patient Safety in Africa: A Culture Shift? - The current issue of Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare (PSQH) magazine features an article written by Steve Powell, MS, HTT's CEO, Daniel Baily, MS, HTT Senior Consultant, NjideNdili, MIS and Christopher Ente, MS. - - Understanding the depth and breadth of preventable patient harm within the African care-delivery system may be the first step to establishing sufficient urgency for change. - Patient safety has received increased attention in African countries in the last decade, yet little is known about African patient safety challenges and quality improvement opportunities. Most of the patient safety and quality improvement efforts have been made at the international level, particularly by the World Health Organization (WHO). - Read More  - __________________________________________________________________________________________