HIMSS November 11, 2019
Quality and safety are fundamental goals in all global healthcare systems from both a patient and provider perspective. However, performance of the North American healthcare systems remain far behind other OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries. Patient safety is a particular challenge, despite more than two decades of research and safety initiatives to define and address the challenge. Medical error, a core element of patient safety, has now become the third leading cause of death in North America, behind heart disease and cancer.
So how can health systems solve this, ultimately, preventable issue in our global healthcare systems?
HIMSS is proposing a new strategy for addressing the seemingly intractable challenge of patient safety and the growing rates of...
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