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Poprawa bezpieczeństwa pacjenta w podstawowej opiece zdrowotnej
Patient's safety improvement in primary health care

Author(s): Katarzyna Kosiek, Maciek Godycki-Ćwirko
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: bezpieczeństwo pacjenta; błąd medyczny; podstawowa opieka zdrowotna

Summary/Abstract: Patient safety is part of a health care quality. According to the World Health Organization patient safety is “a freedom, for a patient, from unnecessary harm or potential harm associated with healthcare”. The process of patient's safety improvement needs to engage all stakeholders and gain their understanding that the investment in safety could be recouped with efficiency gains and fewer adverse events. The article presents the selected aspects of patients safety in primary health care.

  • Issue Year: 12/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 327-330
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish