Conceptos generales y análisis de eventos adversos de la atención de salud en Colombia

Castro Barraza, Adalberto De Jesus | 2013-10-17

Knowing the evolution of adverse events globally and nationally. As identified through the standard adverse events as a result of health care. Get clear on the general concepts of adverse events and patient safety in Colombia and in the world, aimed at health care quality and humanized. Grounded on the review of the world literature and national levels related to patient safety and adverse events, which in the case of our country we review the regulations as: laws, decrees and decisions governing patient safety Colombia. Was performed analytical study on the development of adverse events in Colombia and the world? The patient safety policy was issued by the ministry of social protection and created to guide health care institutions to provide quality service and patient safety. Although our system is focused on the user could define which is quite complex, it is possible that something can go wrong, because not always attributable to the negligence of a particular individual, but rather explained by the occurrence of errors in planning or execution during the development of the processes in health care, negatively impacting the patient and generating sometimes called adverse events.