Effectiveness of New Tools to Define an Up-to-Date Patient Safety Risk Map: A Primary Care Study Protocol

Montserrat Gens-Barberà, Cristina Rey-Reñones, Núria Hernández-Vidal, Elisa Vidal-Esteve, Yolanda Mengíbar-García, Inmaculada Hospital-Guardiola, Laura Palacios-Llamazares, Eva María Satué-Gracia, Eva Maria Oya-Girona, Ferran Bejarano-Romero, Maria Pilar Astier-Peña and Francisco Martín-Luján
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Montserrat Gens-Barberà: Patient Safety and Quality Unit, Camp de Tarragona Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
Cristina Rey-Reñones: Research Support Unit Tarragona-Reus, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Institut Català de la Salut, 43202 Reus, Spain
Núria Hernández-Vidal: Patient Safety and Quality Unit, Camp de Tarragona Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
Elisa Vidal-Esteve: Patient Safety and Quality Unit, Camp de Tarragona Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
Yolanda Mengíbar-García: Patient Safety and Quality Unit, Camp de Tarragona Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
Inmaculada Hospital-Guardiola: Patient Safety and Quality Unit, Camp de Tarragona Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
Laura Palacios-Llamazares: Patient Safety and Quality Unit, Camp de Tarragona Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
Eva María Satué-Gracia: Research Support Unit Tarragona-Reus, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Institut Català de la Salut, 43202 Reus, Spain
Eva Maria Oya-Girona: Patient Safety and Quality Unit, Camp de Tarragona Regional Management, Institut Català de la Salut, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
Ferran Bejarano-Romero: Pharmacy Unit, Primary Care Management Camp de Tarragona, Institut Català de la Salut, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
Maria Pilar Astier-Peña: Aragon Health Services, Primary Health Centre Universitas, 50017 Zaragoza, Spain
Francisco Martín-Luján: Research Support Unit Tarragona-Reus, Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Institut Català de la Salut, 43202 Reus, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 16, 1-9

Abstract: Background: Reducing incidents related to health care interventions to improve patient safety is a health policy priority. To strengthen a culture of safety, reporting incidents is essential. This study aims to define a patient safety risk map using the description and analysis of incidents within a primary care region with a prior patient safety improvement strategy organisationally developed and promoted. Methods: The study will be conducted in two phases: (1) a cross-sectional descriptive observational study to describe reported incidents; and (2) a quasi-experimental study to compare reported incidents. The study will take place in the Camp de Tarragona Primary Care Management (Catalan Institute of Health). In Phase 1, all reactive notifications collected within one year (2018) will be analysed; during Phase 2, all proactive notifications of the second and third weeks of June 2019 will be analysed. Adverse events will also be assessed. Phases 1 and 2 will use a digital platform and the proactive tool proSP to notify and analyse incidents related to patient safety. Expected Results: To obtain an up-to-date, primary care patient safety risk map to prioritise strategies that result in safer practices.

Keywords: patient safety; primary health care; risk management; clinical protocols (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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