Patient Safety
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key external resources: Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open University courses
Introduction
Patient safety is "the freedom from accidental injury due to medical care or medical error." Institute of Medicine
Patient safety is
Knowledge domains include theoretical konwledge, clinical skillls, and medical ethics. This leads to improvement of diagnostics and treatment.
Knowledge of improvement include of systems, variation and measurement, change management, and emperical knowledge. This leads to improvement of processes.
Resources and References
Institute of Medicine - Open University
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