Culture of Safety
Culture of Safety
This actionable evidence-based practice blueprint provides a checklist for clinicians to create an action plan to improve their organization’s culture of safety and ensure best patient care. This document is revised as needed to incorporate the latest best practices and gold standard of care. The e-book is available free of charge to anyone. © 2022 Patient Safety Movement Foundation.
Contributors:
PSMF Team The Challenge
Despite widespread efforts among healthcare organizations to improve patient safety and healthcare quality, preventable medical harm still ranks as the third-leading cause of death in the US. Even with strong motivation and focused efforts to improve safety and quality, evidence suggests that the risk of harmful error may be increasing. Preventable medical errors have a global cost of about $42 billion a year. Healthcare organizations that have effectively reduced serious hazards have emphasized “safety culture” as a key factor in promoting performance excellence and reducing patient harm. The culture of safety protocols outlined in this blueprint create an important foundation for implementing other Actionable Evidence-Based Practices.
