COVID-19: The dark side and the sunny side for patient safety.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Authors
- Wu, Albert W; Sax, Hugo; Letaief, Mondher; Bellandi, Tomasso; Newman-Toker, David; Paine, Lori A; Vincent, Charles; Pronovost, Peter J; Elorrio, Ezequiel Garcia; Kachalia, Allen; Haut, Elliott R
- Source
- Journal of Patient Safety & Risk Management. Aug2020, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p137-141. 5p.
- Subject
- *CROSS infection prevention
*PREVENTION of infectious disease transmission
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*PREVENTION of communicable diseases
*CRITICALLY ill
*EXPERTISE
*HAND washing
*MEDICAL care
*MEDICAL quality control
*MEDICAL personnel
*MEDICAL supplies
*PATIENTS
*PATIENT safety
*PERSONAL protective equipment
*TELEMEDICINE
*SUPPLY chains
*TRANSPORTATION of patients
*COVID-19
*COVID-19 pandemic
- Language
- ISSN
- 2516-0435
The article discusses the COVID-19 crisis has placed an enormous strain on hospitals and health systems. Topics include the novelty of the disease led to uncertainty and chaos in health care systems; and the pandemic has created problems with patient safety and health care quality at multiple levels of the system.