title: Patient safety certification in a Department of Intensive Care Medicine: our experience with standard UNE 179003:2013.
abstract: Systematic and structured methods must be used to ensure that healthcare risks are effectively managed. Spanish standard UNE 179003:2013 provides healthcare organizations with a framework and a systematic protocol for managing patient safety from a clinical and organizational perspective. Furthermore, it is useful in securing an efficient balance among health risk, health outcomes and costs. The UNE 179003:2013 certifies that a clinical service complies with rules and operating procedures aimed at reducing the incidence of adverse events. It also requires mandatory continuous improvement, given that the standard entails frequent monitoring of the risk management system through periodic audits. The aims of this paper are to describe the UNE 179003:2013 certification process in an Intensive Care Unit, propose a risk management program for critical patients, and offer some recommendations regarding its implementation.
authors: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, España. Electronic address: pmerino@asef.es.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Merino
authors: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, España.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Bustamante
authors: Servei de Salut de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, España.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Campillo-Artero
authors: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, España.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Bartual
authors: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, España.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Tuero
authors: Unidad de Calidad, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, España.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Marí
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D012308:Risk Management
keywords: Certificación; Certification; Gestión de riesgos; Intensive Care; Medicina Intensiva; Patient safety; Risk management; Seguridad del paciente