Quality and safety in pediatric hematology/oncology.
Many principles of quality of care and patient safety are at the foundation of pediatric hematology/oncology. However, we still see too many errors, continue to have problems with communication, and the culture in many of our areas is still one of worrying about retribution when mentioning a problem. This review explores why specialists in pediatric hematology/oncology should be leaders in the field of quality and safety in healthcare.
VPMA All Children's Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine, Petersburg, Florida.
Brigitta U
BU
Mueller
D002648:Child; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D006405:Hematology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000592:standards*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D010348:Patient Care Team; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011787:Quality of Health Care
errors; high reliability; quality; safety