Patient safety definition

Patient safety means the prevention of healthcare errors and the elimination or mitigation of patient injury caused by healthcare errors.
Patient safety means the activities, strategies and mechanisms to avoid or mitigate health risks to users of the health care system;
Patient safety means, for the purposes of this Code, protection against unnecessary harm/injury as a result of the provision or non-provision of health services.

Examples of Patient safety in a sentence

  • Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States.

  • Patient safety concerns arising from test results that return after hospital discharge.

  • Patient safety and quality: an evidence-based handbook for nurses.

  • Patient safety indicators: Using administrative data to identify potential patient safety concerns.

  • Patient safety and quality: An evidence-based handbook for nurses.


More Definitions of Patient safety

Patient safety means freedom, for a patient, from unnecessary harm or potential harm associated with healthcare;
Patient safety means systems, procedures and processes that ensure that the
Patient safety means the prevention of healthcare related errors or the elimination or mitigation of patient injury caused by healthcare related errors. ¶
Patient safety means the processes, structures and health governance
Patient safety means the prevention of healthcare related errors or the elimination or
Patient safety means procedures and processes that ensure that the correct patient receives the correct drug in the correct dose, and is counseled appropriately.
Patient safety means making care continually safer by reducing Harm and Preventable mortality.