Patient Safety in Radiology (2025)-Introduction to Patient Safety in Healthcare

Introduction to Patient Safety in Healthcare

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Lane Donnelly, Chief Quality and Safety Officer at UNC Children's Hospital, presents on patient safety in healthcare, defining it as preventing harm during care, distinct from quality, which focuses on improving outcomes. Safety usually ranks highest in patient priorities, followed by cure and experience. Quality and safety teams monitor key performance indicators, review incidents, manage improvement projects, interface with external agencies, oversee evidence-based care, and promote safety culture. In radiology, safety and quality relate to image handling, interpretation, and reporting. Donnelly emphasizes separating peer learning from competence evaluation to maintain trust. Diagnostic errors significantly impact outcomes, highlighting the need for improved error review methods.

Keywords

Lean methodology

Healthcare improvement

Radiology workflow

Process efficiency

Waste reduction

patient safety

healthcare quality

UNC Children's Hospital

diagnostic errors

safety culture