Add to ORKGThis issue brief looks at the incidence of error in the health care system, opportunities for a systems-based approach to error reduction, and changes needed in health system culture and training. The lessons of human factors research are considered, with examples of their application in the aviation industry. The paper reviews some error-reduction and patient-safety initiatives undertaken by private-sector organizations and by the Veterans Health Administration
Overview In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report estimated as many as 98,000 patients die ev...
It was astonishing to learn that as many as 98,000 Americans die annually in hospitals due to preve...
The author is a fully qualified airline pilot and certified Boeing 747 instructor. In addition, he h...
Background: Despite a focus on improving patient safety and quality of care since the publication of...
Drawing on the Institute of Medicine\u27s report To Err Is Human, this issue brief looks at quality-...
Research shows that human error, as opposed to mechanical failure, is the major causal factor of ind...
The release of the Institute of Medicine’s reportson health care quality and safety heightened thepu...
According to a study funded by the Nuffield Trust, over 10% of patients admitted to UK hospitals are...
Context: Many safety initiatives have been transferred successfully from commercial aviation to heal...
Since the Institute of Medicine’s landmark 1999 report on medical errors, mandates, legislation, and...
After the Institute for Medicine’s landmark 1999 report, medical errors are considered serious probl...
A Johns Hopkins study in 2018 claims that more than 250,000 people in the United States die every ye...
Preventable errors in American hospitals result in the deaths of thousands of patients each year. St...
Since the late 1950s, concerted efforts to reduce the accident rate in aviation have yielded unprece...
Preventable medical errors may now be the third leading cause of death in the United States, followi...
Overview In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report estimated as many as 98,000 patients die ev...
It was astonishing to learn that as many as 98,000 Americans die annually in hospitals due to preve...
The author is a fully qualified airline pilot and certified Boeing 747 instructor. In addition, he h...
Background: Despite a focus on improving patient safety and quality of care since the publication of...
Drawing on the Institute of Medicine\u27s report To Err Is Human, this issue brief looks at quality-...
Research shows that human error, as opposed to mechanical failure, is the major causal factor of ind...
The release of the Institute of Medicine’s reportson health care quality and safety heightened thepu...
According to a study funded by the Nuffield Trust, over 10% of patients admitted to UK hospitals are...
Context: Many safety initiatives have been transferred successfully from commercial aviation to heal...
Since the Institute of Medicine’s landmark 1999 report on medical errors, mandates, legislation, and...
After the Institute for Medicine’s landmark 1999 report, medical errors are considered serious probl...
A Johns Hopkins study in 2018 claims that more than 250,000 people in the United States die every ye...
Preventable errors in American hospitals result in the deaths of thousands of patients each year. St...
Since the late 1950s, concerted efforts to reduce the accident rate in aviation have yielded unprece...
Preventable medical errors may now be the third leading cause of death in the United States, followi...
Overview In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report estimated as many as 98,000 patients die ev...
It was astonishing to learn that as many as 98,000 Americans die annually in hospitals due to preve...
The author is a fully qualified airline pilot and certified Boeing 747 instructor. In addition, he h...