Beaver Medical Group’s Inpatient Medical Director, Sameh Naseib, Earns Patient Safety Credential

Redlands, CA – Beaver Medical Group is proud to announce that the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS) recently recognized Sameh Naseib, MD, FACP, SFHM, CLHM, CPPS as a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS).

“Earning this credential attests to Sameh’s professional competency in patient safety science and application,” said Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS, CPPS, President CBPPS. This achievement demonstrates his expertise in this critical discipline and positions him among those committed to and leading patient safety work.”

Dr. Naseib is the Inpatient Medical Director for Beaver Medical Group patients admitted to Redlands Community Hospital and San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital. BMG hospitalists manage more than 50,000 patient encounters annually, providing BMG patients and other medical groups’ patients with high quality and safe patient care. In addition to his CBPPS certification, in 2013, he became the first of two physicians in the US to become certified in Hospital Medicine Leadership by Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM). Dr. Naseib is also part of an elite group of physicians to be Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine for Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine.

“We commend Dr. Naseib for continually raising the bar on patient care and safety,” said Dr. Richard Hill, President of the Beaver Medical Group Board. “This comprehensive credentialing process demonstrates Dr. Naseib’s expertise and dedication to safety and an improved patient experience.”

Dr. Naseib earned this credential in part by passing a rigorous, evidence-based examination that tests candidates on their competency in patient safety science and application. Candidates are tested on five core patient safety domains: Culture, Leadership, Patient Safety Risks and Solutions, Measuring and Improving Performance, and Systems Thinking and Design/Human Factors.

More than 3,000 professionals have earned the CPPS credential, representing all 50 US states and 20 countries.

For more information about the CPPS credential, contact the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety at (617) 391-9927 or write to cpps@ihi.org.

About Beaver Medical Group

Beaver is one of the oldest medical groups in California. It first opened its doors in Redlands in 1945, and today it is one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the Inland Empire with more than 270 clinicians and multiple awards. EPIC Management, L.P. provides health care management services for Beaver Medical Group and other physician groups throughout the Inland Empire. 

About CBPPS

The Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS) was established by, but is a separate organizational entity from, the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). Effective May 1, 2017, NPSF merged with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). CBPPS  was created to advance, standardize, and promote patient safety knowledge competencies for health care professionals. To this end, successful completion of the rigorously-designed Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) exam attests to candidates’ knowledge of essential patient safety competencies, upon which time the board confers the CPPS credential. Those attaining the CPPS designation represent a group of committed professionals from across health care who are determined to advance the patient safety field and make the health care system safer for all. To learn more, go to www.ihi.org/cpps.