Iqbal Ratnani and Salim Surani

¹Center for Critical Care, Houston Methodist Hospital, USA
²Texas A&M University, Corpus Christie Campus, Texas, USA

*Corresponding Author: Iqbal Ratnani, Center for Critical Care, Houston Methodist Hospital, USA.

Received: November 25, 2022; Published: December 05, 2022

Abstract

This article addresses potential minefields of patient safety in healthcare organizations across the globe, particularly in the post-COVID era. This paper also suggests strategies at ground level to ensure a proper safety environment for staff as well as for patients. This article encompasses and addresses domains about patient safety and suggestions to provide a positive and viable working environment.

Keywords: Patient Safety; Healthcare Quality; Healthcare Leadership; Enabling Environment; Organizational Learning; Error Wisdom

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Citation

Citation: Iqbal Ratnani and Salim Surani. “Strategies to Improve Safety Culture in the Hospitals”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 7.1 (2023): 09-11.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Iqbal Ratnani and Salim Surani. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.