Investigating the Impact of Using Supply Chain Infrastructure on Advances in Patient Safety Given the Mediating Role of Healthcare Settings in Public Hospitals of Alborz University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Using supply chain infra st ructure in order to decrease medical error and create the ability to trace bad events in community care. In addition, patient safety has become an important focus area within recent decades. Mo st of the st udies about patient safety, which have been carried out so far, have particularly focused on safety in hospital environments. The current st udy aimed to determine the impact of using supply chain infra st ructure on advances in patient safety given the mediating role of healthcare settings in public hospitals of Alborz university of medical scienc - es. Methods/Materials : Stati st ical population of the present research comprises all managers, nurse managers, and those responsible for medical records of all public hospitals of Alborz University of Medical Sciences. The number of managers and employees is e st imated to be 150. The sample size is 108 people based on Morgan Ta - ble. Smart-PLS st ati st ical software was used to te st the hypotheses. Results : Accord - ing to the results, using supply chain infra st ructure had a signi fi cant positive e ff ect on advances in patient safety. Moreover, making use of supply chain infra st ructure has a signi fi cant positive e ff ect on advances in patient safety given the mediating role of healthcare settings. Conclusion : If the infra st ructure required in hospitals is created with the quality and safety care which leads to appropriate services, the patients will be valued.