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Everything about health care is complex. There are complex care processes, complex health care te... more Everything about health care is complex. There are complex care processes, complex health care technologies, complex patient needs and responses to therapeutic interventions, and complex organizations. There are tremendous opportunities and challenges in improving the quality and safety of health care, but the majority require purposeful redesign of health care organizations and processes. Organizations that are committed to high-quality and safe care will not place nurses at the “sharp end” of care, but will focus on system improvements. Recognizing the complexity of care and how several factors combine at a specific time and result in errors and adverse events, organizations, leaders, and clinicians will dedicate themselves to using data and evidence and to continuously improve the quality and safety of care, even when there are complex challenges.
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2004
Abstract: Medical errors result in considerable morbidity, mortality, and costs to the health car... more Abstract: Medical errors result in considerable morbidity, mortality, and costs to the health care system. Regardless, research efforts to understand and improve patient safety received relatively little attention or funding prior to 2001. While the Agency for Healthcare ...
Everything about health care is complex. There are complex care processes, complex health care te... more Everything about health care is complex. There are complex care processes, complex health care technologies, complex patient needs and responses to therapeutic interventions, and complex organizations. There are tremendous opportunities and challenges in improving the quality and safety of health care, but the majority require purposeful redesign of health care organizations and processes. Organizations that are committed to high-quality and safe care will not place nurses at the “sharp end” of care, but will focus on system improvements. Recognizing the complexity of care and how several factors combine at a specific time and result in errors and adverse events, organizations, leaders, and clinicians will dedicate themselves to using data and evidence and to continuously improve the quality and safety of care, even when there are complex challenges.
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2004
Abstract: Medical errors result in considerable morbidity, mortality, and costs to the health car... more Abstract: Medical errors result in considerable morbidity, mortality, and costs to the health care system. Regardless, research efforts to understand and improve patient safety received relatively little attention or funding prior to 2001. While the Agency for Healthcare ...