Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Reducing Risk of Harm
Most medical errors and preventable adverse events represent failures of complex systems. Pediatric clinicians must ensure a safe environment for health-care delivery to children. To do so, they must recognize risk factors for errors and adverse events; ensure effective communication with patients, parents, and colleagues; heighten situation awareness; develop high-functioning, high-reliability teams; implement and employ technology carefully; and provide integrated, ongoing education to trainees.
Source: Pediatrics in Review - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Leonard, M. S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
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