[The relevance of clinical risk management].
Medical activity includes a risk of possible injury or complications for the patients, that should drive the Health Care Institutions to introduce and/ or improve clinical Risk management instruments. Although Italy is still lacking a National project of Clinical Risk Management, a number of efforts have been made by different Italian Regions to introduce instruments of risk management. In addition, most of National Health Care Institutions include actually a Department specifically in charge to manage the clinical risk. Despite the practical difficulties, the results obtained until now suggest that the risk management may represent a useful instrument to contribute to the reduction of errors in clinical conduct. Indeed, the introduction of adequate instruments of prevention and management of clinical risk may help to ameliorate the quality of health care Institution services.
Sapienza Università degli Studi di Roma. matteo_gulino@libero.it
Matteo
M
Gulino
Gianluca Montanari
GM
Vergallo
Paola
P
Frati
D019468:Disease Management; D058016:Health Facility Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration