Patients For Patient Safety US

"Doctors who dismiss symptoms of autoimmune diseases as psychiatric or psychosomatic can cause lasting harm, a University of Cambridge study has warned...More than 80% of patients reported that having their symptoms dismissed as psychiatric or psychosomatic, along with comments like "it's in your head," harmed their self-worth. For 72%, the experience remained upsetting even decades later....Patients who experienced misdiagnoses were more likely to experience higher levels of depression and anxiety and lower levels of mental wellbeing. They were also more likely to report lower satisfaction with every aspect of medical care and were more likely to distrust doctors, downplay their symptoms, and avoid seeking healthcare." Read more here: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/autoimmune-disease-misdiagnoses-can-cause-long-term-harm-2025a10005ln?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal_etid7278727&uac=457076FX&impID=7278727

Dear PFPS US Safety Champions and Friends,

Battelle is seeking nominees to serve on its Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) committees, including Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M), Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR), and Measure Set Review (MSR). These committees are designed to represent a variety of voices and perspectives, including clinicians, healthcare facilities, rural health professionals, purchasers, payers, policymakers, researchers, patients and caregivers, and more.

Submit a nomination by June 1: https://p4qm.org/join-a-committee

Join a Committee | Partnership for Quality Measurement Learn more about PQM and how our community—which represents perspectives from across the continuum of care—works to advance U.S. health care quality through vigorous measure evaluation and consensus-based recommendations.