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Quality standards for safe medication in nursing homes: development through a multistep approach including a Delphi consensus study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Objectives The aim of the study was to develop quality standards reflecting minimal requirements for safe medication processes in nursing homes.Design In a first step, relevant key topics for safe medication processes were deducted from a systematic ...
Andrea Niederhauser   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing a patient measure of safety (PMOS) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Tools that proactively identify factors that contribute to accidents have been developed within high-risk industries. Although patients provide feedback on their experience of care in hospitals, there is no existing measure which asks ...
Ashley   +28 more
core   +2 more sources

March 2023-Printed Issue

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2023
The spring 2023 issue of *Patient Safety* is available to read and download at no charge. This issue features four articles that came out of the Patient Safety Authority’s first master class in writing quality improvement studies.
Patient Safety Authority
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Patient Safety Concerns in COVID-19–Related Events: A Study of 343 Event Reports From 71 Hospitals in Pennsylvania

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2020
COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) was declared a pandemic and has had a profound impact on healthcare systems, which may increase the risk of patient harm.
Matthew Taylor   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing safety climate in acute hospital settings: a systematic review of the adequacy of the psychometric properties of survey measurement tools [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: The perceived importance of safety culture in improving patient safety and its impact on patient outcomes has led to a growing interest in the assessment of safety climate in healthcare organizations; however, the rigour with which safety ...
Alsalem, Gheed   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Process Failures That Increase the Risk of Infection Through Respiratory Droplets: A Study of Patient Safety Events Reported by Hospitals Across Pennsylvania

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2020
Respiratory pathogens can lead to pneumonia, bronchiolitis, and death. Rapid identification, along with appropriate standard and isolation precautions, are necessary to prevent the spread of infectious agents causing respiratory infections.
Amy Harper   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding patient safety performance and educational needs using the ‘Safety-II’ approach for complex systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Participation in projects to improve patient safety is a key component of general practice (GP) specialty training, appraisal and revalidation. Patient safety training priorities for GPs at all career stages are described in the Royal College of General ...
Bowie, Paul   +3 more
core   +1 more source

September 2020-Printed Issue

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2020
The fall 2020 issue of Patient Safety is available to read and download at no charge. Each issue features the latest evidence-based research, thoughtful commentaries and editorials, interviews with healthcare leaders and safety advocates, and powerful ...
Patient Safety Authority
doaj   +1 more source

Compliance with the surgical safety checklist in Switzerland: an observational multicenter study based on self-reported data

open access: yesPatient Safety in Surgery, 2022
Background Since publication of the surgical safety checklist by the WHO in 2009, it has been introduced in many hospitals. However, frequency and quality of surgical safety checklist use is often low probably limiting the effectiveness of the checklist ...
Annemarie Fridrich   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Patient Safety Management in Committee for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at Sumbawa Hospital, West Nusa Tenggara [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Patient safety is a crucial issue and a focus of policy standard in Internationally accredited organizations. The specific committee responsible for quality improvement in patient safety is the committee for quality improvement and patient ...
Joebagio, H. (Hermanu)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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