A Systematic Review of Patient Safety Measures in Adult Primary Care
| Autor: | Ann M. Borzecki, Michael Shwartz, Enzo Yaksic, Mary Alexis Greenan, Jeffrey Chan, Amy K. Rosen, Jonathan Hatoun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Safety Management
Quality management Primary care Laboratory testing 03 medical and health sciences Patient safety 0302 clinical medicine Ambulatory care Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Quality Indicators Health Care Medical Errors Primary Health Care Inpatient care business.industry 030503 health policy & services Health Policy medicine.disease Outcome and Process Assessment Health Care Harm Outpatient visits Patient Safety Medical emergency 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Medical Quality. 32:237-245 |
| ISSN: | 1555-824X 1062-8606 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1062860616644328 |
| Popis: | Safety measure development has focused on inpatient care despite outpatient visits far outnumbering inpatient admissions. Some measures are clearly identified as outpatient safety measures when published, yet outcomes from quality improvement studies also may be useful measures. The authors conducted a systematic review of the literature to identify published articles detailing safety measures applicable to adult primary care. A total of 21 articles were identified, providing specifications for 182 safety measures. Each measure was classified into one of 6 outpatient safety dimensions: medication management, sentinel events, care coordination, procedures and treatment, laboratory testing and monitoring, and facility structures/resources. Compared to the multitude of available inpatient safety measures, the number of existing adult primary care measures is low. The measures identified by this systematic review may yield further insight into the breadth of safety events causing harm in primary care, while also identifying areas of patient safety in primary care that may be understudied. |
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