Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.14371/QIH.2020.26.2.104

Strategies and Experts in Other Countries for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement  

Kwak, Mi-Jeong (Quality Improvement Team, Korea University Anam Hospital)
Park, Seong-Hi (School of Nursing, Soonchunhyang University)
Kim, Chul-Gyu (Department of Nursing, Chungbuk National University)
Park, TaeZoon (Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Soongsil University)
Lee, Sang-Il (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine University of Ulsan)
Lee, Sun-Gyo (Office for Asan Global Standard, Asan Medical Center)
Choi, Yun-Kyoung (Department of Nursing, Korea National Open University)
Hwang, Jeong-Hae (Department of Health Administration, Hanyang Cyber University)
Publication Information
Quality Improvement in Health Care / v.26, no.2, 2020 , pp. 104-112 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was done to investigate the independent organizations established for patient safety, related policies, and the duties of experts in other countries. Australia established an organization called the Commission in 2006, the United Kingdom established the National Patients Safety Agency in 2001, and the United States assigned its work to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in 2005. This was done by law in all three countries. The experts for patient safety were mainly called the "patent safety and quality coordinator", and although there was no qualification system for carrying out patient safety work, all three countries had licenses in the health care field or required more than 4-5 years of practical experience. The main duties were planning on patient safety and quality of healthcare service, data collection and analysis, and education, etc. and for this, competencies such as communication, leadership, and teamwork were required.
Keywords
Patient safety; Quality improvement; Health policy; Review;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 3  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 The National Law Information Center. Patient Safety Act [Internet]. [cited 2020 August 5]. Available from: https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/lsSc.do?menuId=1&query=%ED%99%98%EC%9E%90%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EB%B2%95&sub-MenuId=15#undefined
2 Korean Society for Quality in Health Care. [cited 2020 May 10]. Available from: http://www.kosqua.net/
3 Korean Society on Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Nurses. Available from: https://qi.or.kr/
4 The Korean Society for Patient Safety. [cited 2020 May 10]. Available from: http://www.patientsafety.kr/
5 Korean Society for Quality in Health Care. [cited 2020 May 10]. Available from: https://qi.or.kr/bbs/education_main.php
6 Ministry of Health and Welfare. A 5 year comprehensive plans for patient safety (2018-2022); 2018 [Internet]. [cited 2020 May 10]. Available from: http://www.mohw.go.kr/react/jb/sjb030301vw.jsp?PAR_MENU_ID=03&MENU_ID=0319&CONT_SEQ=344873&page=1.
7 Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation. Korean Patient Safety Reporting and Learning System [Internet]. [cited 2020 August 5]. Available from: https://www.kops.or.kr/portal/main.do
8 Park SH, Kwak MJ, Kim CK, Lee SI, Lee SG, Choi YK et al. Necessity of introducing assistant staff to support administrative tasks related patient safety. Quality Improvement in Health Care. 2020;26(1):46-54.   DOI
9 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Governance [Internet]. [cited 2020 August 5]. Available from: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/about-us/governance/
10 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare. Australian Safety and Quality Framework for Health Care [Internet]. [cited 2020 August 5]. Available from: https://www.safetyandquality. gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/32296-Australian-SandQ-Framework.pdf
11 Job description for Australia [Internet]. [cited 2020 September 30]. Available from: training.gov.au
12 NHS Improvement [Internet]. [cited 2018 September 30]. Available from: https://improvement.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/
13 Job description for UK [Internet]. [cited 2020 September 30]. Available from: http://acertus.co.uk/files/vacancies/0fee97c1c6ac3ade04988639b4f6ead7.pdf
14 Kang HJ, Ha SI. Report for Quality Performance and Policy Tasks of Korean Medical Care. Sejong, Korea: Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 2013.
15 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Program [Internet]. [cited 2020 September 30]. Available from: https://www.pso.ahrq.gov/listed
16 Kim SK, Lee SI. A Study on the Establishment of Patient Safety System. Sejong, Korea: National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, 2016.
17 Texas Hospital Association. Patient Safety Organization [Internet]. [cited 2020 September 30]. Available from: https://www.tha.org/pso
18 Kim MS, Kim YS, Kim HA. The Task and Role of the Quality Improvement Facilitator. Quality Improvement in Health Care. 2015;21(2):40-56.   DOI
19 California Hospital Association. Patient Safety Coordinator [Internet]. [cited 2020 September 30]. Available from: https://www.calhospital.org/general-information/patient-safety-coordinator
20 The National Law Information Center. MEDICAL SERVICE ACT [Internet]. [cited 2020 September 30]. Available from: https://www.law.go.kr/lsSc.do?section=&menuId=1&subMenuId=15&tabMenuId=81&eventGubun=060101&query=%EC%9D%98%EB%A3%8C%EB%B2%95#undefined