What Problem is Being Solved? ‘Preventability’ and the Case of Pricing for Safety and Quality
One of the critical issues facing healthcare systems internationally is to improve safety of care. Unfortunately, safety discussions, both in hospitals and in policy documents, often quickly turn to identifying and acting on ‘preventable’ mishaps. But preventability is a slippery concept, which this...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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ACHSM
2016-10-01
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Series: | Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management |
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Online Access: | https://journal.achsm.org.au/index.php/achsm/article/view/145 |