Becker's Healthcare April 6, 2023
Earlier this year, research suggested adverse events occur in about one-fourth of hospital admissions, prompting NEJM Catalyst to seek insight from leaders on how healthcare organizations can get more strategic around patient safety and quality improvement.
Thomas Lee, MD, editor-in-chief and editorial board co-chair of the NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery journal, reached out to 13 leaders in response to the study findings led by David Bates, MD, chief of general internal medicine at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s, that indicate it is time to revamp patient safety and quality work.
“The work ahead may seem daunting, but the leaders commenting here seem undaunted,” Dr. Lee wrote.
Several themes emerged across leaders’ responses, including the need for...
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