The Effects of Patient Safety Policy on the Adverse Medical Incidents

• Main Authors: Shis-Tso Ma, 馬事佐
• Other Authors: Su-Feng Tseng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/63907440058852476860

碩士 === 嘉南藥理科技大學 === 醫療資訊管理研究所 === 96 === This study was to explore the prevalence of medical adverse incidents and the effect of patient safety policy to decrease these incidents. The data sources were from National Health Insurance Research Database. We select and adopt the data of year 2002 to 2005 for this study, and the mainly incidents of the research was aimed at nosocomial infection, medication error and adverse operation incidents The results showed adverse medical incidents were increase when the patient safety policy was implemented. However, the prevalence of adverse medical incidents was year by year decrease on Medical Center , and the prevalence of adverse medical incidents were also decrease after policy in Northern Taiwan. The results illustrated the both prevalence of nosocomial infections and adverse operation incidents were diminished too ,especially on the third year after policy practice. To prevent the adverse medical incidents is the main purpose of patient safety policy. None the less, the execute effect was disparity after policy five years. It’s particularly need to improvement on the prevention of medication error and adverse operation incidents. To strenghthen the audit of Health Insurance claim and Re-education of medical ethics for medical personnel were strongly recommended.