Identifying safety practices perceived as low value: an exploratory survey of healthcare staff in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Halligan D, Janes G, Conner M, et al. Identifying safety practices perceived as low value: an exploratory survey of healthcare staff in the United Kingdom and Australia. J Patient Saf. 2023;19(2):143-150. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001091.
Reducing low-value tests and treatments has been a focus of patient safety efforts, but less attention has been focused on low-value patient safety practices (PSP). This study describes the concept of “safety clutter” and understanding which PSP are of low-value, ineffective, and could be discontinued. Frequently cited PSP included paperwork, duplication, and intentional rounding.