Health Care

Patient Safety

Efforts to reduce risk, to address and reduce incidents and accidents that may negatively impact healthcare consumers.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Efforts to reduce risk, to address and reduce incidents and accidents that may negatively impact healthcare consumers.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Patient Safeties
  • Safeties, Patient
  • Safety, Patient

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2012

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  1. N06.850w.135w.060.075w.399w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Patient Safety. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D061214. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D061214
  2. Patient Safety. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_safety
  3. Patient Safety. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1475557