Instruments for patient safety assessment: a scoping review.

Measuring patient safety is essential to ensuring healthcare organizations are providing safe, high-quality care. This scoping review includes 63 studies that collectively reported on 47 instruments or scales used to assess patient safety in healthcare. These tools evaluated 71 dimensions of patient safety, including teamwork, safety climate, and communication. The authors note that the diversity of measurement tools and dimensions may hinder benchmarking efforts within and between healthcare organizations.