EM Ottawa - By Evelyn Tran & Lucy Karp - July 21, 2022
What is patient safety?
- Patient safety is a discipline developed in response to the rise in hospital adverse events over the years.
- Aims to take lessons learned from prior unfavourable outcomes and make improvements that mitigate risks, prevent errors, and reduce harm.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes patient safety as a global health priority
- Patient Safety allows us to evolve alongside our increasingly complex health care system.