Analysis of Development in Patient Safety Over the Last 15 Years

Patient safety is a significant healthcare issue with substantial clinical and economic consequences. The extensive research in 1999 on patient safety stated that preventable medical errors in US were killing as many as 99,000 people per year. The aim of this paper is through the analysis of patient safety management development to identify main obstacles and success factors for its improvement, coming from global literature review combined with a case study. The literature review was a qualitative meta-analysis from which identified barriers and critical success factors for improvement. This research is underlined by a case study which also shows clear adoption barriers. In the result of analysis of literature review and secondary statistical data, main conclusions can be stated such as: (1)