RT Book, Section
A1 Mack, Elizabeth H.
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Scheurer, Danielle B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1137606052
T1 Tools to Identify Problems and Reduce Risks
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843133
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137606052
RD 2024/04/18
AB Every  organization  needs  a  structure  and  a  tool  kit  to  support  employee  and  patient  safety  and  continuous  quality  improvement.  Since  what  cannot  be  seen  cannot  be  fixed,  robust  identification  of  adverse  events  and  latent  safety  threats  (risk  to  patients,  families,  and  employees)  should  be  a  priority  of  every  hospital.  Here,  we  discuss  structures  and  tools  to  identify  adverse  events  and  risk.  Once  identified,  the  hospital  and  staff  must  then  prioritize  efforts  and  determine  which  techniques  will  be  applied  to  reduce  adverse  events  and  risk.  Risk  reduction  efforts  may  focus  on  error  prevention  or  on  harm  prevention,  and  both  approaches  are  key  to  risk  reduction.  Table  19-1  reviews  definitions  for  the  key  terms  used  throughout  the  chapter.