Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Apr;30(4):755-63. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0144.
What does it take to transform the safety of health care across a nation, even a small one? The Scottish Patient Safety Programme, mandated by the government, began in January 2008 with the aim of reducing mortality in Scotland's hospitals by 15 percent in five years. With the collaboration of political leaders, senior health care managers, clinicians, and patients, the program has improved the quality and safety of hospital care. At the halfway point, in-hospital mortality rates have declined by 5 percent, and infection rates for certain hospital-associated infections have been cut by more than half. The Scottish Patient Safety Programme continues to prove that a national strategic approach can lead to unprecedented improvements in patient safety.
要想改变一个国家甚至是一个小国家的医疗保健安全状况，需要付出什么？在政府的要求下，苏格兰患者安全计划于 2008 年 1 月启动，目标是在五年内将苏格兰医院的死亡率降低 15%。在政治领导人、高级医疗保健管理人员、临床医生和患者的合作下，该计划提高了医院护理的质量和安全性。在中途，住院死亡率下降了 5%，某些与医院相关的感染率下降了一半以上。苏格兰患者安全计划继续证明，国家战略方法可以带来患者安全的前所未有的改善。
