Patient safety, hospital, hospital care, effects, internal audits, internal audit system, auditing
Conditions
Interventions
Internal audits.
Sponsors
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The included departments of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre are: 1. Comprehensive and thus recognizable for other hospitals; 2. Delivering clinical care with basic risks for patient safety; 3. Will be audited between October 2011 and February 2013.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: In this study we exclude the following criteria: 1. The eight ‘sub audits’ perform by experts (Medication Safety, Hygiene and Infection prevention, ARBO and milieu, Medical Devices, Sterile Medical Aids, Patient-centered, Education and Scientific Research); 2. Departments which facilitating healthcare processes to clinical and outdoor patients, for example Radiotherapy, Operating Rooms and Laboratory Medicine; 3. The safety of outpatients.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Patient safety culture; 2. Team Climate; 3. Experiences of patients; 4. Standarized Mortality Rate (SMR); 5. Unintended prolonged hospital stay; 6. Learning effects of health care givers and department leaders. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complications and adverse events. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMirelle Hanskamp-Sebregts
Institute of Quality Assurance and Patient Safety Postbus 9101
Outcome results
None listed