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Nicholas Travis

University of South Florida


! The Patient Safety and Quality Care Movement
aims to improve:
" Patient safety
" Quality of services
" Efficiency of care
" Rates of error
! Patient Safety and Quality Care are intertwined
! Patient Safety-IOM as the prevention of harm
to patients.1
! Quality care-IOM defined quality as the the
degree to which health services for individuals
and populations increase the likelihood of
desired health outcomes and are consistent
with current professional knowledge.1
! Patient centered care
! Diagnostic2
! Treatment
! Preventative
! Other
! Safe3
! Effective
! Patient-Centered
! Timely
! Efficient
! Equitable
! Blunt end vs. Sharp end2
! Patient centered care
! Evidence based practice
! Teamwork
! Preparation for practice
! Challenge the status quo
! Shape the culture of the future
! Future changes in Healthcare
! Errors will continue to occur
" Change in culture
" Patient centered care
" Importance of education/training
" Advances in technology
! 1. Hughes, R. (Ed.). (2008). Patient safety and
quality: An evidence-based handbook for nurses
(Vol. 3). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.
! 2. Donaldson, M. S., Corrigan, J. M., & Kohn, L. T.
(Eds.). (2000). To err is human: building a safer
health system (Vol. 6). National Academies Press.
! 3. The six domains of health care quality https://
www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-
safety/talkingquality/create/sixdomains.html

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