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Perceptions of medical error among general practitioners in rural China: a qualitative interview study.

Hange LiZiting GuoWenbin YangYanrong HeYanhua ChenJiming Zhu
Published in: BMJ open quality (2023)
The low reported incidence of ME could be explained by unclear concept, unawareness and blame culture. It is imperative to provide supportive environment, patient safety training and good examples of error-based improvements to rural primary care institutions so that ME could be fully discussed, and systemic factors of ME could be recognised and improved there in the future.
Keyphrases
  • patient safety
  • primary care
  • south africa
  • healthcare
  • quality improvement
  • risk factors
  • current status