ArticleBMC health services research2011
What do primary care physicians and researchers consider the most important patient safety improvement strategies?
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- Patient Safety in the Surgical Field: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Al-Baha University Medical Students.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Safety culture and adverse event reporting in Ghanaian healthcare facilities: Implications for patient safety.PloS one · 2022Article
- Structural equation modeling for identification of patient safety antecedents in primary care.BMC family practice · 2021Article
- Analysis of Patient Safety Incidents in Primary Care Reported in an Electronic Registry Application.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Perception of Patient Safety Strategies by Primary Health Professionals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Patient perspectives on how to demonstrate respect: Implications for clinicians and healthcare organizations.PloS one · 2021Article
- A cross-sectional survey on patient safety culture in secondary hospitals of Northeast China.PloS one · 2019Article
- Influences on the adoption of patient safety innovation in primary care: a qualitative exploration of staff perspectives.BMC family practice · 2018Article
- Assessment of patient safety culture in primary care setting, Al-Mukala, Yemen.BMC family practice · 2015Article
- Patient safety improvement programmes for primary care. Review of a Delphi procedure and pilot studies by the LINNEAUS collaboration on patient safety in primary care.The European journal of general practice · 2015Article
- Patient safety initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe: A mixed methods approach by the LINNEAUS collaboration on patient safety in primary care.The European journal of general practice · 2015Review
- Involving patients in patient safety programmes: A scoping review and consensus procedure by the LINNEAUS collaboration on patient safety in primary care.The European journal of general practice · 2015Article
- Patient safety skills in primary care: a national survey of GP educators.BMC family practice · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough it has been increasingly recognised that patient safety in primary care is important, little is known about the feasibility and effectiveness of different strategies to improve patient safety in primary care. In this study, we aimed to identify the most important strategies by consulting an international panel of primary care physicians and researchers.
methodsA web-based survey was undertaken in an international panel of 58 individuals from eight countries with a strong primary care system. The questionnaire consisted of 38 strategies to improve patient safety. We asked the respondents whether these strategies were currently used in their own country, and whether they felt them to be important.
resultsMost of the 38 presented strategies were seen as important by a majority of the participants, but the use of strategies in daily practice varied widely. Strategies that yielded the highest scores (>70%) regarding importance included a good medical record system (82% felt this was very important, while 83% said it was implemented in more than half of the practices), good telephone access (71% importance, 83% implementation), standards for record keeping (75% importance, 62% implementation), learning culture (74% importance, 10% implementation), vocational training on patient safety for GPs (81% importance, 24% implementation) and the presence of a patient safety guideline (81% importance, 15% implementation).
conclusionAn international panel of primary care physicians and researchers felt that many different strategies to improve patient safety were important. Highly important strategies with poor implementation included a culture that is positive for patient safety, education on patient safety for physicians, and the presence of a patient safety guideline.
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