The National Quality Forum (NQF) has launched a new patient safety initiative, Focus on HARM (Harmonizing, Accountability in Reporting and Monitoring), designed to address the ongoing high rates of avoidable medical errors and preventable patients harm.

According to NQF, this new initiative will re-examine the most egregious events, known as “Never Events.” These events were first defined by NQF in 2002 with the introduction of the Serious Reportable Event (SRE) list. The SRE/ Never Event lis…

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