id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-336621-0w3rroir Kim, Kyoung Ok A first step toward understanding patient safety 2016-07-25 .txt text/plain 3329 195 46 Patient safety has become an important policy agenda in healthcare systems since publication of the 1999 report entitled "To Err Is Human." The paradigm has changed from blaming the individual for the error to identifying the weakness in the system that led to the adverse events. Despite holding relatively advanced medical technology and comparable safety records, the Korean health industry has little understanding of the systems approach to patient safety. Because implementation of the existing system and program requires time, dedication, and financial support, the Korean healthcare industry is in urgent need of developing patient safety policies and putting them into practice to improve patient safety before it is too late. Despite relatively advanced medical technology and comparable safety records, the Korean healthcare industry has little understanding of human factors engineering or the systems approach to patient safety, and anesthesia is not the exception. ./cache/cord-336621-0w3rroir.txt ./txt/cord-336621-0w3rroir.txt