Redefining the clinical gaze

• Published in: BMJ quality & safety Vol. 22; no. 11; pp. 888 - 890
• Main Author: Lachman, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.11.2013; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Accountability; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Health administration; Health care; Health Care Reform; Health education; Humans; Medicine; Organizational Culture; Patient Safety; Patient-Centered Care - trends; Patients; Physicians; Quality Improvement; Teamwork; Transparency; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Quality Improvement; Patient Safety

What is needed is a new gaze-perhaps the gaze of patient safety that encompasses the way we organise and deliver healthcare and that works to integrate care. 5 6 The quest for the safe delivery of healthcare is even more pressing, as healthcare systems are subject to perceived and actual failures, a...