Literature review: Improvement patient safety during the pandemic covid-19

Abstract

Patient safety has been a major challenge for patient safety and healthcare systems over the past 20 years. In 1999 To Err Is Human by the Institute of Medicines raised public awareness about patient safety and described the potential for significant harm to patients. Evidence shows that despite concerted efforts to make health care safer unintentional harm by health care providers that seriously harms patients is still common. A 2016 study estimated that 140.400 deaths were caused by medical error in the United States making medical error the third leading cause of death in the United States and further emphasizing the need for improved patient safety. Healthcare systems around the world continue to take a treatable toll on patients. It is a preventable complication of care that accounts for 3.6% of acute hospital deaths in England. There are financial implications of poor care and negative outcomes. For example the UK Health Foundation says: Careful care is expensive. Unstable production systems; And costs can be reduced by providing reliable care. This review examines the goals of health reform and national efforts to create a culture of quality improvement and patient safety principles. And show how these principles can be applied to patient care and health care practice.