Becker's Healthcare October 21, 2024
Despite decades of effort, the healthcare industry has failed to achieve meaningful progress in patient safety goals, according to Emergency Care Research Institute President and CEO Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD.
“We still see alarming rates of preventable harm,” Dr. Schabacker said in an Oct. 17 post, citing a 2023 study that found about 23% of adverse events were preventable.
Eliminating the “four greatest weaknesses in the American healthcare system” will mitigate nearly all safety hazards in healthcare, he said. These weaknesses are:
1. Neglecting systems-based solutions
Medical errors are too often viewed in isolation, he said, adding that patient harm cannot be attributed to a single point, process or person.
“Too many industry leaders approach healthcare as a...
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