Mayo Clinic Key In To Quality

The Evolution of Patient Safety – a Proactive Approach to Focus on What’s Going Right

Episode Summary

Host:  Timothy Morgenthaler, MD  @DrTimMorg Guest:  Subashnie Devkaran, Ph.D., Chair, Quality, Mayo Clinic Hospitals can succeed or fail based on their patient safety reputation and records. Is it enough to claim being a “safe hospital” based on declining patient safety incidents or the goal of “zero harm?” How do you know your if hospital is truly a safe place for patients and staff?  Join us for the conversation with  Subashnie Devkaran, Ph.D., Enterprise Chair, Quality, Mayo Clinic. In the discussion, Dr. Devkaran shares her thoughts about moving towards "Safety-II" concepts and the paradigm shift from achieving zero harm to being a high-reliability organization. She also discusses how artificial intelligence will be part of advancing health care quality and safety in meaningful ways for patients and staff. Find out more about Mayo Clinic’s Quality program at https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/quality/. Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook using #mayokeyintoquality or at: https://www.facebook.com/MayoClinic https://twitter.com/MayoClinic  

Episode Notes

Host:  Timothy Morgenthaler, MD  @DrTimMorg

Guest:  Subashnie Devkaran, Ph.D., Chair, Quality, Mayo Clinic

Hospitals can succeed or fail based on their patient safety reputation and records. Is it enough to claim being a “safe hospital” based on declining patient safety incidents or the goal of “zero harm?” How do you know your if hospital is truly a safe place for patients and staff? 

Join us for the conversation with  Subashnie Devkaran, Ph.D., Enterprise Chair, Quality, Mayo Clinic. In the discussion, Dr. Devkaran shares her thoughts about moving towards "Safety-II" concepts and the paradigm shift from achieving zero harm to being a high-reliability organization. She also discusses how artificial intelligence will be part of advancing health care quality and safety in meaningful ways for patients and staff.

Find out more about Mayo Clinic’s Quality program at https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/quality/.

Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook using #mayokeyintoquality or at:

https://www.facebook.com/MayoClinic

https://twitter.com/MayoClinic