title: [Review: Patient safety as a national health goal: current state and essential fields of action for the German healthcare system].
abstract: For some years patient safety has been an important topic for the design of the healthcare systems in many countries. In Germany we are still in the starting phase of this development. Here, patient safety is not a main focus for research and there is only little funding for these topics. Thus most findings on patient safety have been derived in foreign studies. Slowly, some find their way into the clinical routine in Germany. This paper summarises the state of development of patient safety from a trans-sectoral point of view and outlines essential fields of action for the German healthcare system.
authors.affiliation: Fachhochschule Münster, Zentrum für Medizintechnik und Ergonomie, Burgsteinfurt (als Vertreter des Aktionsbündnisses Patientensicherheit). Electronic address: hoelscher@fh-muenster.de.
authors.forename: Uvo M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Hölscher
authors.affiliation: Gesellschaft für Risiko-Beratung mbH (GRB) und Donauuniversität Krems (A).
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gausmann
authors.affiliation: Sachverständiger für Medizintechnik.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haindl
authors.affiliation: Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (als Vertreter der Chirurgischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Qualität und Sicherheit der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie).
authors.forename: Claus-Dieter
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Heidecke
authors.affiliation: Robert Koch-Institut (RKI).
authors.forename: Nils-Olaf
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Hübner
authors.affiliation: Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM).
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lauer
authors.affiliation: Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen (IQWiG).
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lauterberg
authors.affiliation: Medizinischer Dienst des Spitzenverbandes Bund der Krankenkassen e.V. (MDS).
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skorning
authors.affiliation: HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal und Universität Witten/Herdecke.
authors.forename: Petra A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Thürmann
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005062:European Union; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000639:trends; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000639:trends*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D061214:Patient Safety; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000639:trends
keywords: EU council recommendation on patient safety; Empfehlungen der EU zur Patientensicherheit; Handlungsfelder; Patient safety; Patientensicherheit; Sektorenübergänge; Sicherheitskultur; Versorgungsprozesse; adverse events; caregiving processes; fields of action; safety culture; sector transitions; unerwünschte Ereignisse