Assessing and tackling patient harm: a methodological guide for data-poor hospitals

Overview

This guide describes a set of methodologies that can be used either to estimate the extent of harm caused by the delivery of health care in a particular health- care facility or to establish priority actions around perceived patient safety issues. It is meant to be used by researchers, quality managers, clinicians and other professionals with an interest in understanding and tackling patient safety concerns in hospitals, without relying too heavily on medical records. It is expected that the guide will provide its readers with a basic understanding of how to assess and tackle patient care concerns based on these methodologies.