@article{12085, author = {Michael Leonard}, title = {Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Reducing Risk of Harm.}, abstract = {

Most medical errors and preventable adverse events represent failures of complex systems. Pediatric clinicians must ensure a safe environment for health-care delivery to children. To do so, they must recognize risk factors for errors and adverse events; ensure effective communication with patients, parents, and colleagues; heighten situation awareness; develop high-functioning, high-reliability teams; implement and employ technology carefully; and provide integrated, ongoing education to trainees.

}, year = {2015}, journal = {Pediatr Rev}, volume = {36}, pages = {448-56; quiz 457-8}, month = {10/2015}, issn = {1526-3347}, doi = {10.1542/pir.36-10-448}, language = {eng}, }