Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield (MSBCBS) has become increasingly aware of the number of patient safety issues that not only affect its members, but patients nationwide. In response to the growing need for information regarding patient safety, MSBCBS is working with government agencies, purchasers of group health care and health care providers, such as hospitals and physicians, to make the health care system safer for patients and the public.

We urge you to review our patient safety information, in order to learn all that you can about patient safety initiatives, to ensure that the medical care that you receive is the best that it can be. Also, encourage both your doctors and hospitals to become educated about national patient safety initiatives.

To become familiar with the initiatives of two of the nation's leading entities focusing on patient safety, visit MSBCBS' links to the Leapfrog Group and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).