Clinical risk modification, quality, and patient safety: interrelationships, problems, and future potential.

Journal article

Abstract:: Iatrogenic injury, in which patients are unintentionally injured by medical treatment, occurs in 4% of hospital admissions and causes considerable human suffering, financial losses, and waste of healthcare resources. This article discusses why existing quality initiatives have had little impact on iatrogenic injury and suggests an approach to clinical risk modification that may enhance the safety of medical treatment.

Institution:

University of Oxford

Division:

MSD

Department:

Experimental Psychology

Role:

Author

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Author

Journal:: Best practices and benchmarking in healthcare : a practical journal for clinical and management application
Volume:: 2
Issue:: 6
Pages:: 221-226
Publication date:: 1997-01-01
ISSN:: 1085-0635
Source identifiers:: 450494

Language:: English
Keywords:: Medical Errors

Total Quality Management

Accidents

Malpractice

Risk Management

Safety

Iatrogenic Disease

United States

Hospitals

Humans

Risk Factors
Pubs id:: pubs:450494
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Local pid:: pubs:450494
Deposit date:: 2014-02-27

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