About Us
The Florida Society for Health Care Risk Management and Patient Safety (FSHRMPS) is a state wide professional development association comprised of members who are Health Care Risk Management and Patient Safety Professionals. Our members work in health care settings across the care delivery continuum including:
- Physician Office Practice
- Outpatient Clinics
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers
- Hospitals
- Nursing Homes
- Home Health
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Managed Care Organizations
Mission:
To empower our members by delivering professional development programs, disseminating best practice resources, engaging in regulatory/ legislative advocacy; and to support our members in their efforts to administer a comprehensive proactive risk management and patient safety program.
Vision:
To be recognized as the leading healthcare risk management and patient safety advocacy group in Florida.
2026 Strategic Plan
Professional Development
Goals:
Provide CE designed to satisfy the ongoing educational competency standards established in Florida Law and national certifications for risk management and patient safety professionals.
Objectives:
Expand continuing education offerings and membership outreach programs through regional member roundtables and provide both entry level and leadership development programs to promote advancing leaders in the Society.
Promote member certification including CPHRM and CPPS.
Utilize technology to enhance participant engagement and increase access to continuing education programs.
Goals: Promote the value of the risk management and patient safety professional and serve as a conduit for addressing issues related to healthcare policy and regulatory oversight.
Objectives:
Engage members in advocacy efforts including legislation/ regulatory activities (at the state and national level) that may impact healthcare risk management, patient safety and quality.
Increase recognition, competence and appreciation of risk management and patient safety professionals among the executive leadership team.
Promote the adoption of public policy that is consistent with the national movement toward patient safety efforts that are focused on systemic improvement.
Collaboration
Goals:
Increase interaction between members and develop joint programming with other stakeholders.
Objectives:
Expand the mentor program to assist new members as they enter the profession.
Utilize technology to provide a forum for the exchange of best practices and to increase networking and communication between members.
Partner with other organization to advance the patient safety movement and disseminate data on the success of risk mitigation and pro-active risk management.
Build partnerships to inspire innovation and transformation to improve patient and workforce safety.
