The benefits and opportunities: Engaging patients in identifying and reporting patient safety incidents.
Laura Danielle PozzobonThomas RotterKim SearsPublished in: Healthcare management forum (2023)
There is growing recognition that patients can and should be engaged in the identification of patient safety incidents arising during their experiences across health systems. In this article, we describe the benefits that can be harnessed from engaging patients in reporting patient safety incidents; identify opportunities to support patient engagement in reporting and learning from patient safety incidents; and describe the potential role of health leaders in connecting patient experience and patient safety using patient-reported patient safety incident data.
Keyphrases
- patient safety
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- patient reported
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- public health
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported outcomes
- big data
- machine learning
- adverse drug
- climate change
- artificial intelligence
- deep learning
- human health