Objective To systematically quantify the prevalence, severity, and nature of preventable
patient harm across a range of medical settings globally. Design Systematic review and …

Importance Improving patient safety is at the forefront of policy and practice. While
considerable progress has been made in understanding the frequency, causes and …

Importance Diagnostic errors are an understudied aspect of ambulatory patient safety.
Objectives To determine the types of diseases missed and the diagnostic processes …

Background 1, 2 The necessity for quality and safety improvement initiatives permeates
health care. Quality health care is defined as" the degree to which health services for …

Background Most patients have families that are providing some level of care and support. In
the case of older adults and people with chronic disabilities of all ages, this “informal care” …

Background: Health literacy has increasingly been viewed as a patient safety issue and may
contribute to medication errors. Objective: To examine patients' abilities to understand and …

Background. The current US national discussions on patient safety are not based on a
common language. This hinders systematic application of data obtained from incident …

Objectives: To identify, synthesize, and summarize issues and challenges related to the
culture and language differences of the health workforce in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A …

To manage human services based on information, it is necessary to create reliable and valid
information through measurement. The traditional approach to measurement in these …

Background: The epidemiology, risks, and outcomes of errors in primary care are poorly
understood. Malpractice claims brought for negligent adverse events offer a useful insight …