Principles of Patient Safety in Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics and its members are committed to improving the health care system to provide the best and safest health care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In response to a 1999 Institute of Medicine report on building a safer health system, a set of princip...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2001-06, Vol.107 (6), p.1473-1475
Main Authors: Lannon, C M, Coven, B J, Lane France, F, Hickson, G B, Miles, P V, Swanson, J T, Takayama, J I, Wood, D L, Yamamoto, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Delivery of Health Care - methods
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Health Services Research - organization & administration
Health Services Research - standards
Humans
Infant
Medical errors
Medical sciences
Pediatrics
Pediatrics - standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Prevention
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Safety
Safety and security measures
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
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Summary:The American Academy of Pediatrics and its members are committed to improving the health care system to provide the best and safest health care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In response to a 1999 Institute of Medicine report on building a safer health system, a set of principles was established to guide the profession in designing a health care system that maximizes quality of care and minimizes medical errors through identification and resolution. This set of principles provides direction on setting up processes to identify and learn from errors, developing performance standards and expectations for safety, and promoting leadership and knowledge.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.107.6.1473