New report: Data and Decision-Making Regarding Patient Safety Incidents
At the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Copenhagen in May 2023, BMJ engaged with delegates who participated in the Senior Leaders Summit to explore the availability of data and information related to patient safety incidents.
We delved into the question of whether combining this data with other sets is beneficial for healthcare leaders.
Building on these insights, coupled with extensive surveys and interviews, we are excited to present our latest report, developed in collaboration with RLDatix: “Data and Decision-Making Regarding Patient Safety Incidents: A Survey of Leaders in Healthcare Organisations.”
Excerpt from the introduction
Patient safety incidents continue to be a major contributor to the global disease burden and there is significant variance across comparable countries.
According to “Global State of Patient Safety 2023” produced by the Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, the UK alone could have had 17,356 fewer deaths annually if it had performed at the level of the top decile of OECD countries. Patient safety incidents account for trillions of dollars each year in aggregate costs, including loss of capacity and productivity of patients and carers. The report and its follow up argue for the implementation of a value-based approach including professional education and training, safety standards and a solid information infrastructure.
The small scale study presented in this paper was carried out to learn more about availability and of the data and information about patient safety incidents among leaders in healthcare organisations. In particular, we set out to understand the extent to which combining this data with other datasets is perceived to be useful.