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Serious safety events: Getting to Zero™.

Michelle Hoppes1, Jacque L Mitchell, Ellen Grady Venditti

  • 1Global Risk Management and Loss Control.

Journal of Healthcare Risk Management : the Journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
|January 22, 2013
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Summary
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This study introduces a standardized definition for serious safety events (SSEs) to improve patient safety and reduce harm. It also provides a framework for investigating and measuring these events to prevent future occurrences.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Quality and Safety
  • Risk Management in Healthcare
  • Patient Safety Research

Background:

  • The "Getting to Zero" initiative aims to eliminate preventable harm in healthcare.
  • Lack of standardized definitions for serious safety events (SSEs) hinders effective prevention strategies.
  • ASHRM (American Society for Health Risk Management) provides guidance to address this gap.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a common, standardized definition for serious safety events (SSEs).
  • To outline a skill-based model for investigating SSEs.
  • To describe a measurement system for SSE frequency, prevention impact, and financial loss control.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a standardized definition for SSEs.
  • Presentation of a skill-based investigation model.
  • Description of a measurement system for SSEs and their impact.

Main Results:

  • A common definition for SSEs is proposed to facilitate detection, action, and prevention.
  • A structured approach for conducting SSE investigations is provided.
  • Methods for measuring SSE frequency, prevented events, lives saved, and financial control are detailed.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized definitions and investigation methods are crucial for advancing patient safety.
  • Effective measurement systems can demonstrate the impact of SSE prevention efforts.
  • The proposed framework aligns with ASHRM's mission of safe and trusted healthcare.