Safe Pediatric Care Delivery

摘要

This is the second publication of The Pediatric Clinics of North America dedicated to patient safety. The 2006 safety issue provided some excellent contributions highlighting the importance of actively involving executive hospital leadership in safety, identifying the importance of effective patient care handoffs, minimizing clinician fatigue, and reviewing challenges associated with disclosure of medical errors. That edition also touched on the role of computers and reliability science in health care safety. Patient safety is so important that we felt that it was time to assess our journey over the last 7 years as well as where we believe some of the major opportunities for further advancements may be found.