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Key Metrics for Patient Safety Culture
Patient safety culture refers to the shared values, beliefs, and norms about the importance of patient safety within a healthcare organization. It reflects how safety is perceived, managed, and prioritized in daily healthcare practices.
The importance of near miss reporting in healthcare
Near miss reporting is crucial in improving patient safety and preventing harm. It helps in early detection of potential risks and hazards, improves safety culture and awareness, and promotes transparency and accountability.
Five Common RCA Mistakes
The effectiveness of RCA can be undermined by common mistakes during the RCA process. Here are five common mistakes to avoid.
Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety: Get it Right, Make it Safe!
This year’s World Patient Safety Day theme is “Improving diagnosis for patient safety” with the slogan “Get it right, make it safe!”.
Ensuring Quality and Compliance: The Critical Role of Incident Reporting in Laboratories
Laboratory operations have complex processes, high volume of work, and are prone to errors and quality control issues. To ensure
Incident Categorization in Healthcare: What You Need to Know
There are different ways to categorize incidents in healthcare settings. Incident categorization can be based on various criteria such as risk, severity, impact on patients, urgency, stage/process, and the nature or consequence of incidents. There are industry guidelines on categorizing or rating incidents for specific incident types.
Fall Prevention in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Falls occur at all ages but are common among older people. According to some studies, falls occur in 30% of adults aged over 65 annually. Falls are a common reason that older people are admitted to hospital.
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