Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety: key concepts and terms
University of South Australia · Royal Adelaide Hospital · +5 more institutions
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Abstract
Background
Understanding the patient safety literature has been compromised by the inconsistent use of language.
Objective
To identify key concepts of relevance to the International Patient Safety Classification (ICPS) proposed by the World Alliance For Patient Safety of the World Health Organization (WHO), and agree on definitions and preferred terms.
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- Patient safety
- Computer science
- Medicine
- Political science
- Computer security
- Health care
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