Patient Safety: Types of Medical Errors
Introduction Definitions By definition, errors are unintentional and involve either poor planning or poor execution of a process involved in the medical care of individuals. The WHO defines patient safety as “a framework of organized activities that creates cultures, processes, procedures, behaviors, technologies, and environments in health care that consistently and sustainably lower risks, reduce […]
Healthcare System
Introduction Health Systems Science Models of Health Systems Healthcare Structure and Process Healthcare Delivery Systems References
Quality Measurement and Improvement
Introduction Definitions of quality: Quality measures in healthcare are developed to: Quality Measures (QMs) QMs: Categories: A QM is defined as good if it is: Benchmarks Benchmarking is the process of comparing performance or clinical practice to a predetermined standard (benchmark). The process can be internal or external (local or national). Example of an internal […]