...Alison Leary; Barbara Tomai; Adrian Swift; Andrew Woodward; Keith Hurst Purpose Despite the generation of mass data by the nursing workforce, determining the impact of the contribution to patient safety remains challenging. Several cross-sectional studies have indicated a relationship between...

...Mohsen Sadegh Amalnick; Mansour Zarrin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an integrated framework for performance evaluation and analysis of human resource (HR) with respect to the factors of health, safety, environment and ergonomics (HSEE) management system, and also the criteria...

... and to guide actions. The MDT that we consider does not include a barcode medication administration system. Technology Safety Quality Medication errors Long-term healthcare The Institute of Medicine (1999) published a report estimating that medical errors occurred in more than 3.7 percent...

...Pietro Giorgio Lovaglio Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss strategies for benchmarking patient safety using Lombardy region administrative archives. Patient safety indicators and statistical methods are presented that allow risk adjustment. The analysis benchmarks regional health...

... so it seeks to identify a further research agenda. Design/methodology/approach The computerised databases CINAHL, PsycLIT, EMBASE, PubMed, PsycINFO and MEDLINE were searched using specific indexing terms and free text including “bedside, peri‐operative safety, theatre checking and checklists...

...Johan Hellings; Ward Schrooten; Niek S. Klazinga; Arthur Vleugels Purpose Improving hospital patient safety means an open and stimulating culture is needed. This article aims to describe a patient safety culture improvement approach in five Belgian hospitals. Design/methodology/approach...

... For more information: www.courierpostonline.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Patients Safety Hospitals Article Type: News and views From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 23, Issue 1 Keywords: Patients, Safety...

... events may be projected not only by cultural aspects such as professional, national and organisational cultures but also by healthcare structural issues such as safety systems, rules and procedures, and relevant acts and regulations. The study has several noteworthy limitations. First, doctors' response...

...Stephen L. Walston; Badran A. Al‐Omar; Faisal A. Al‐Mutari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe three organizational dimensions that influence hospital patient safety climate, also showing and discussing differences between organizational types. Design/methodology/approach Surveys...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Patients Safety Information systems Quality improvement New Zealand Dr Fox said primary care has made a substantive commitment to the quality agenda and has accepted the need to take another step forward. “We need to focus...

... Tierra del Fuego all had signed a letter of intent and are currently in the midst of replacing their facilities’mercury-based medical devices. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 --> Patients Safety Hospitals Argentina Article Type: News and views From: International...

... from infection than a few years ago, and trusts’ boards are taking the challenges seriously. We commend them for that. “Registration of NHS trusts based on healthcare-associated infection marks the first step in a new system to drive further improvement and ensure patients’ safety...

... program to maximize the safety of cataract surgery training. Design/methodology/approach Modifications to the comprehensive cataract‐training program and tested were developed in a controlled, interventional case series to evaluate their effect on trainee complication rates. Data collection...

... and reporting system. Findings The paper provides healthcare professionals with the critical success factors for developing quality costing into an electronic adverse incident recording and reporting system. This approach would provide clinicians, managers and directors with information on patient safety...

... analysis requires data pooling over several years in order to reach adequate case numbers. Adjustment for confounders not present in the databases, e.g. data on hospital case‐mix, may add to difficulties using the data in comparative analyses of safety performance Research limitations/implications...

...Johan Hellings; Ward Schrooten; Niek Klazinga; Arthur Vleugels Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure patient safety culture in five Belgian general hospitals. Safety culture plays an important role in the approach towards greater patient safety in hospitals. Design/methodology...

...Jeffrey Braithwaite; Mary T. Westbrook; Joanne F. Travaglia; Rick Iedema; Nadine A. Mallock; Debbi Long; Peter Nugus; Rowena Forsyth; Christine Jorm; Marjorie Pawsey Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a health system‐wide safety improvement program (SIP) three to four...

...Tal Katz‐Navon; Eitan Naveh; Zvi Stern Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest a new safety self‐efficacy construct and to explore its antecedents and interaction with standardization to influence in‐patient safety. Design/methodology/approach – The paper used a survey of 161 nurses...

...Mary T. Westbrook; Jeffrey Braithwaite; Joanne F. Travaglia; Debbi Long; Christine Jorm; Rick A. Iedema Purpose Patient safety has been addressed since 2002 in the health system of New South Wales, Australia via a Safety Improvement Programme (SIP), which took a system‐wide approach. The programme...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Safety Quality improvement Far East Australia Australian Commission on safety and quality in health care set to commence Keywords: Safety, Quality improvement Australian Health Ministers recently agreed...