Canada continues to lag behind other OECD countries on measures of patient safety

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Canada continues to lag behind other OECD countries on measures of patient safety

December 4, 2019

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2019.

This fact sheet presents a comparative analysis of 57 health indicators across 12 countries worldwide and gives Canada's current status on a variety of patient safety measures. While Canada showed strengths in reporting and responding to incidents, the data revealed a 14 percent increase in retained foreign objects since the previous analysis.

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