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Colombia Médica
On-line version ISSN 1657-9534
Abstract
FRANCO, Astolfo. The patient's safety: understanding the problem. Colomb. Med. [online]. 2005, vol.36, n.2, pp.130-133. ISSN 1657-9534.
Clinical errors in healthcare can be fatal in some patients. They occur because the complexity of healthcare. Government, academic, human and institutional factors are involved in its cause. The creation of organizational culture on patient safety at hospitals and implementation of safe practices will produce safer clinical acts taking away daily errors from healthcare institutions.
Keywords : Adverse event; Clinical error; Near miss.