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Contribution of proactive management of healthcare risks to the reduction of adverse events in a maternity hospital.

Romulo NegriniLiliane Costa AppelAna Paula Avritscher BeckAna Carolina Guimarães EisencraftLinus Pauling FascinaFernanda Paulino Fernandes
Published in: BMJ open quality (2024)
The construction of a process based on Lean methodology was essential for mapping the involved risks and implementing a set of actions to minimise them. The participation of the healthcare team and leadership seemed to be important in choosing the measures to be adopted and their applicability. The results found can be attributed to both the established changes and the safety culture brought about by this constructive process.
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