Effects of patient safety auditing in hospital care: results of a mixed-method evaluation (part 1).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of internal auditing in hospital care focussed on improving patient safety.

Design, setting and participants

A before-and-after mixed-method evaluation study was carried out in eight departments of a university medical center in the Netherlands.

Intervention(s)

Internal auditing and feedback focussed on improving patient safety.

Main outcome measure(s)

The effect of internal auditing was assessed 15 months after the audit, using linear mixed models, on the patient, professional, team and departmental levels. The measurement methods were patient record review on adverse events (AEs), surveys regarding patient experiences, safety culture and team climate, analysis of administrative hospital data (standardized mortality rate

SUBMITTER: Hanskamp-Sebregts M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839373 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature