6 patient safety issues your hospital must address

Keeping patients safe while they’re in your facility is the ultimate goal for any hospital executive. If patients are willing to trust you with their care, repaying that trust by ensuring they stay as healthy as possible is essential. But there are perennial obstacles to patient safety, ones that your organization should be addressing “ before it’s too late.

Along with making sure patients stay healthy, there’s another major reason to emphasize patient safety: the financial benefit.

house calls from providers or pharmacists can help improve medication adherence and reduce readmissions.

Next steps

Thinking about all the possible patient safety issues that may impact your hospital can be overwhelming. However, it’s still essential to keep track of new developments in technology and health care that can ease the burden, and promote a culture of embracing innovation at your hospital.

Being open to new ideas and models of care will ensure your organization is at the forefront of patient safety and care.