title: The need to establish a national patient safety program in Brazil.
abstract: The aim of the study was to promote reflection on the need to create a national incident notification system based on a brazilian patient safety program. Incidents in health care harm patients and encumber the health care system. Although a quality assessment program has been recently launched in health care institutions, the Brazilian Ministry of Health does not yet have a program which systematically assesses negative outcomes of health care. This article discusses the need to establish a national patient safety program in Brazil, aiming to promote a culture of patient safety and quality health care in the Brazilian Unified Health System.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gestão e Incorporação de Tecnologias em Saúde, Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia e Insumos Estratégicos, Ministério da Saúde, BrasíliaDF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Helaine Carneiro
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Capucho
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Silvia Helena De Bortoli
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cassiani
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D061214:Patient Safety; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012308:Risk Management; D017751:Safety Management