… et al. Effectiveness of Acute Care Remote Triage Systems: a Systematic Review [published online, 2020 Jan 2]. J Gen …

… … BJOG … This cluster-randomized trial examined whether a team training intervention would improve perinatal and …

… safety culture and practices, but physicians reported a higher patient safety grade. This study highlights the …

A new assessment tool, explicit professional oral communication (EPOC), for measuring non-technical skills of health care personnel was successfully validated in the emergency department and intensive care unit. Given that non-technical skills such as teamwork can positively affect safety outcomes, assessing and addressing this dimension of performance could yield significant safety benefits.

This study applied root cause analysis to cases of diagnostic failure, and discusses the feasibility and need for balancing human- and system-related factors in such cases.

… important safety mechanisms may not be implemented due to a false sense of security regarding patient safety. …