Culture of safety: impact on improvement in infection prevention process and outcomes.

Barbara Braun; Salome O. Chitavi; Hiroyuki Suzuki; Caroline A Soyemi; Mireia Puig-Asensio

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Culture of safety: impact on improvement in infection prevention process and outcomes.

February 3, 2021

Braun B, Chitavi SO, Suzuki H, et al. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2020;22(12):34.

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A culture of safety is a key component to the success of a patient safety program. Despite limited empirical evidence, this review identified a positive relationship between safety culture, improvement in infection prevention and control-related processes, and decreases in healthcare-associated infections.

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