Broadening the definition of patient-safety events: lessons from a multicentre learning health system collaborative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving safety in healthcare has been paramount for decades, yet despite major attention and investment, improvement has remained incremental. Patient safety is a major concern in US healthcare, leading to significant harm and economic losses annually. Accurately identifying safety events remains difficult due to methodological discrepancies and lack of standardisation. This study evaluated the feasibility of implementing a standardised case-review methodology and safety-event taxonomy across diverse hospital settings to assess opportunities for improvement (OFIs) and compare findings with traditional definitions.

Methods

This multicentre retrospective cohort study reports data from 103 hospitals across the USA and Canada between 2016 and 2023. A multivariable l

SUBMITTER: Huddleston JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11843007 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature