The perception of patient safety strategies by primary health professionals

• Verfasst von: Kosiek, Katarzyna [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Wensing, Michel [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The perception of patient safety strategies by primary health professionals
• Verf.angabe: Katarzyna Kosiek, Adam Depta, Iwona Staniec, Michel Wensing, Maciej Godycki-Cwirko and Anna Kowalczyk
• E-Jahr: 2021
• Jahr: 25 January 2021
• Umfang: 10 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 01.12.2021
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: International journal of environmental research and public health
• Ort Quelle: Basel : MDPI AG, 2004
• Jahr Quelle: 2021
• Band/Heft Quelle: 18(2021), 3, Artikel-ID 1063, Seite 1-10
• ISSN Quelle: 1660-4601
• DOI: doi:10.3390/ijerph18031063
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: patient safety
• Sach-SW: primary care
• Sach-SW: standard of care
• K10plus-PPN: 175113332X

Abstract

Almost all European citizens rank patient safety as very or fairly important in their country. However, few patient safety initiatives have been undertaken or implemented in Poland. The aim was to identify patient safety strategies perceived as important in Poland and compare them with those identified in an earlier Dutch study. A web-based survey was conducted among primary healthcare providers in Poland. The findings were compared with those obtained from eight other countries. The strategies regarded as most important in Poland included the use of integrated medical records for communication with specialists and others, patient-held medical records, acceptable workload in general practice, and availability of information technology. However, despite being seen as important, these strategies have not been widely implemented in Poland. This is the first study to identify strategies considered by primary care physicians in Poland to be important for improving patient safety. These strategies differed significantly from those indicated in other countries.