title: [Glossary on patient safety -- a contribution to on-target-definition and to appreciate the subjects of "patient safety"].
abstract: Since the release of the report "To Err is Human" by the American Institute of Medicine (IOM) the subject "Medical Risks, Errors and Patient Safety" has gained increasing interest in literature. In Germany, neither extensive statistics nor generally significant epidemiological studies regarding common errors associated with damages caused to patients' health exist. In recent years the subject has become increasingly interesting both in specialist discussion and it the lay press; it has become evident that the different use of terms, especially those originating from the Anglo-Saxon language, can lead to misunderstandings. Hence, as one of the first steps of its action programme, the expert panel "Patient Safety" of the German Agency for Quality in Medicine has compiled a glossary of technical terms to provide adequate support to the discussion this important subject of nomenclature.
authors.affiliation: Arztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin, Berlin. Mail@azq.de
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authors.lastname: Thomeczek
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authors.lastname: Bock
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authors.lastname: Conen
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authors.lastname: Ekkernkamp
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authors.lastname: Fischer
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authors.lastname: Schirmer
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mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011578:Psycholinguistics; D011641:Public Relations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009626:Terminology as Topic