Value of improving patient safety: health economic considerations for rapid response systems-a rapid review of the literature and expert round table.

Christian P Subbe; Dyfrig A Hughes; Sally Lewis; Emily A Holmes; Cor J Kalkman; Ralph L So; Sumeshni Tranka; John Welch

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Value of improving patient safety: health economic considerations for rapid response systems-a rapid review of the literature and expert round table.

May 3, 2023

Subbe CP, Hughes DA, Lewis S, et al. BMJ Open. 2023;13(4):e065819.

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Failure to rescue refers to delayed or missed recognition of clinical deterioration, which can lead to patient complications and death. In this article, the authors used health economics methods to understand the health economic impacts associated with failure to rescue. The authors discuss the economic perspectives of various decision makers and how each group defines value.

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