Assessment of the Development of Patient Safety Culture in Hospitals
a Management Perspective
Keywords:
quality in healthcare, patient safety, safety incidents and risk management system, safety cultureAbstract
Patient safety culture is a necessary indicator of quality in hospitals. The paper presents the findings of an assessment of the state of play in the development of a safety culture in Slovenian hospitals. A quantitative approach was used. In September 2019, hospital management was asked to complete a purposefully developed questionnaire through the 1Ka web interface. The analysis included 35 completed questionnaires from a total of 19 hospitals (67.85% response rate). There is no regular measurement of hospital safety culture in Slovenia, but safety and development activities are underway. These are not systematically conducted in terms of a comprehensive quality and safety management system, which places participants in a plan for the future. The findings of this study should be taken into account in the pilot verification (in September 2020) and the implementation of a national system for managing safety incidents and safety risks, including national measurement of the safety culture of all healthcare providers, planned for the end of 2021.
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