The performance of patient safety initiatives has not met expected targets for reasons that
are gradually being understood. They have been too hospital-centered and too process-and …

Although the data regarding automated detection of some types of adverse events are now
substantial, 5–9 many research and development issues remain to be addressed. For …

The purpose of patient safety work is to reduce avoidable patient harm. This requires us to
slay dragons—to eliminate or at least mitigate risks to patients. Instead, current practice …

To enhance patient safety, data about actual clinical events must be collected and
scrutinized. This paper has two purposes. First, it provides an overview of some of the …

Patients appear in the patient safety agenda in three important places: first and foremost as
the individual most likely to experience the positive benefits of good care or negative …

Medical errors and patient safety issues remain a significant problem for the healthcare
industry in the United States. The Institute of Medicine report To Err is Human reported that …

Recent reports have identified medical errors as a significant cause of morbidity and
mortality among patients. A variety of approaches have been implemented to identify errors …

Background In work for the World Alliance for Patient Safety on research methods and
measures and on defining key concepts for an International Patient Safety Classification …

Patient safety in hospitals can be compromised by preventable adverse events (AE). Among
the preventable AEs, hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are one of the most burdensome …

In spite of increased attention to quality and efforts to provide safe medical care, adverse
events (AEs) are still frequent in clinical practice. Reports from various sources indicate that …