Researchers assessed fifteen aviation practices aimed at preventing errors that are not currently used in healthcare. Examples include the sterile cockpit rule, flight envelope protection, the first-names-only rule and incentivized no-fault reporting. The practices fell into three categories: safety concepts that downplay the role of heroic individuals and instead emphasize the importance of teams and organizations; concepts that promote and apply common safety knowledge; and concepts that promote safety by design.
Researchers concluded these concepts could be implemented in healthcare settings, though healthcare teams will have to consider the cost of implementing consequent efforts.
Read the study about aviation concepts in healthcare.
Read other coverage about patient safety:
– CDC Updates Bloodstream Infection Prevention Guidelines
– Connecticut Department of Health Issues First Public Report of Hospital Infections
– Johns Hopkins Researchers Urge Providers to Remove Children’s Catheters Quickly to Prevent Infection
