ContextCriteria for potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly patients have been
used in the past decade in large US epidemiological surveys to identify populations at risk …

Objective: This study determined the incidence, type, nature, preventability and impact of
adverse events (AEs) among hospitalised patients and potentially preventable deaths in Dutch …

Background Speaking up is important for patient safety, but often, health care professionals
hesitate to voice concerns. Understanding the influencing factors can help to improve …

Background In many different countries the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS)
is used to assess the safety culture in hospitals. Accordingly, the questionnaire has been …

Introduction A language barrier has been shown to be a threat for quality of hospital care.
International studies highlighted a lack of adequate noticing, reporting, and bridging of a …

Background We need to know the scale and underlying causes of surgical adverse events (AEs)
in order to improve the safety of care in surgical units. However, there is little recent data…

Objective To determine the change in adverse event (AE) rates and preventable AE rates
over time, identify certain patient risk groups and discuss factors influencing the outcome. …

Background Diagnostic errors often result in patient harm. Previous studies have shown that
there is large variability in results in different medical specialties. The present study …

Objective To investigate the relationship between ISO 9001 certification, healthcare
accreditation and quality management in European hospitals. Design A mixed method multi-level …

Background and aims: Community care for older people is increasing dramatically in most
European countries as the preferred option to hospital andlong-term care. While there has …