Safety

Lessons from Flight Crews Can Help Surgical Teams Work Better

October 20, 2010

Surgical death rates might be reduced if operating room staff borrowed team-building procedures used by the airline industry, a new study suggests.

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IT: Checklist and digital pen to increase safety in operating rooms in Forlì hospital

October 19, 2010

[The] Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital in Forlì, Emilia Romagna (Northeast of Italy), has been among the first ones in the country to test the use of surgical checklists… The checklist in the operating room aims to make sure that all the planned safety procedures have been respected and followed before, during and after the surgical interventions.

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Effective Governance: Helping Boards Acquire, Adapt and Apply Evidence to Improve Quality and Patient Safety

October 18, 2010

This article looks at the requirements of hospital boards to engage in specialized education in order to best maintain safety standards and quality of care within hospitals.

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Assessment of Safety Culture Maturity in a Hospital Setting

October 18, 2010

The Manchester Patient Safety Culture Assessment Tool (MaPSCAT) was used to examine the levels of safety culture maturity in four programs across one large healthcare organization. The MaPSCAT is based on a theoretical framework that was developed in the United Kingdom through extensive literature reviews and expert input.

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Identification of Medication Safety Indicators in Acute Care Settings for Public Reporting in Ontario

October 14, 2010

In healthcare settings, indicators are useful tools to assess the structure, process and outcomes of care. Moreover, when used to report to the public, indicators ensure greater transparency for our healthcare system.

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Determinants of intention to get vaccinated against novel (pandemic) influenza A H1N1 among health-care workers in a nationwide survey

September 3, 2010

A 2009 nationwide survey of health care workers in Greece (HCWs) investigated the intentions of HCWs to receive vaccinations for influenza A H1N1. The study found low acceptance rates among HCWs for vaccinations. This article recommends that public heath bodies make vacinations mandatory for HCW and that new strategies to change the perception of risk should be investigated.

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