Director, American Board of Ophthalmology, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania; Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Public Director, American Board of Ophthalmology, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
Ophthalmology. 2016 Sep;123(9 Suppl):S40-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.06.019.
Patient safety focused on a reduction in both procedural and diagnostic error is the number one concern of the United States healthcare system in the 21st century. The American Board of Ophthalmology has a longstanding interest in patient safety, and in 2015, teamed with the American Academy of Ophthalmology to convene all ophthalmology subspecialties and other prominent national organizations to address patient safety in ophthalmology. This article reviews the topic and highlights concerns for ophthalmologists.
以减少程序和诊断错误为重点的患者安全是 21 世纪美国医疗体系最关注的问题。美国眼科学会一直对患者安全非常重视,并且在 2015 年与美国眼科学会合作,召集所有眼科亚专业和其他著名的国家组织,共同探讨眼科的患者安全问题。本文回顾了这一主题,并强调了眼科医生关注的问题。