Reinforcing the Military in Military Medicine: Driving a Cultural Change in Investigating, Tracking and Training to Prevent Patient Safety Events in Military Facilities
Abstract
Patient safety within military medicine has long been framed by trends and methods developed in civilian health care. Though several aspects of military safety processes could be leveraged to improve patient safety investigations, event tracking, and prevention training, these measures are not currently employed in military medicine. This paper will examine how using the current military safety framework and civilian patient safety techniques can improve the quality of patient safety reporting, provide improved trend analysis, increase lessons learned in patient safety events, and improve communication and teamwork training such as Team STEPPS. It will further recommend future consolidations that may make patient safety more effective in military medicine.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- AD1030800
Entities
People
- Miranda L. Hancock
Organizations
- Air Command and Staff College