Wednesday Health.mil News Round-Up: Carter: Understanding Moral Injury; Feature: Reporting to Drive Performance Improvement in Patient Safety

The following articles were recently posted on Health.mil:

Understanding Moral Injury
May 4, 2015

As a service member, you may encounter inner conflicts, ethical or moral challenges during deployments, special missions, or in the course of one’s duty. You may be required to act in ways that go against your moral beliefs or witness behaviors by others that make you feel uncomfortable. These experiences can lead to moral injury.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/05/04/Understanding-Moral-Injury

Feature: Reporting to Drive Performance Improvement in Patient Safety
May 1, 2015

The goal of the DoD Patient Safety Program is to create a culture of patient safety and quality in the Military Health System. By encouraging a system’s approach to creating a safer patient environment that promotes collaboration, fosters transparency, trust and teamwork, the DoD Patient Safety Program is committed to eliminate preventable harm in our patients.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/05/01/Feature-Reporting-to-Drive-Performance-Improvement-in-Patient-Safety