Risk factors for patient-reported medical errors in eleven countries
NZ Literature Abstract
posted by Research Admin on 13 February 2012
Authors
Year of Publication
2012
Source
Health Expectations, 1 February [Epub before print]
Publication Type
Journal article (peer reviewed)
Publication Status
Completed
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify common risk factors for patient-reported medical errors across countries. Data was sourced from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2010 lnternational Survey of the General Public’s Views of their Health Care System’s Performance in 11 Countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States). Utilisation of health care, coordination of care problems and reported errors were assessed. Error was reported by 11.2% of patients but with marked differences between countries. Poor coordination of care was reported by 27.3%. The risk of patient-reported error was determined mainly by health care utilisation: Emergency care, hospitalisation, and the number of providers involved are important predictors. Poor care coordination is the single most important risk factor for reporting error. Country-specific models yielded common and country-specific predictors for self-reported error. For high utilisers of care, the probability that errors are reported was higher.
Type of Study
Survey, Quantitative, Analysis
How to Access
To read the full abstract and for information on how to access the full text, go to: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00755.x/abstract