Epidemiology of healthcare harm in New Zealand general practice: a retrospective records review study.

Sharon LeitchSusan DoveyWayne CunninghamKatharine WallisKyle EggletonSteven LillisAndrew McMenaminMartyn WilliamsonDavid ReithAriyapala SamaranayakaMurray Tilyard

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

Strategic balancing of healthcare risks and benefits may improve patient safety but will not necessarily eliminate harms, which often arise from standard care. Reducing harms considered 'not preventable' remains a laudable challenge.

Keyphrases

healthcare
patient safety
general practice
quality improvement
primary care
palliative care
risk factors
affordable care act
risk assessment
health information
health insurance
electronic health record