Patient Safety in Cross-border Care

Eva Turk; Stephen Leyshon; Morten Pytte

doi:10.18690/8.77-83(2015)

Eva Turk DNV GL, Strategic Research and Innovation - Healthcare
Stephen Leyshon DNV GL, Strategic Research and Innovation - Healthcare
Morten Pytte DNV GL, Strategic Research and Innovation - Healthcare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18690/8.77-83(2015)

Keywords: patient safety, cross-border care, accreditation, healthcare, EU

Abstract

Patient safety is a right and it raises particular issues in the context of cross-border care. Patients should be able to have trust and confidence in the healthcare structure as a whole; they must be protected from the harm caused by poorly functioning health systems, medical errors and adverse events. This paper addresses the state of cross-border healthcare in the European Union, the state of patient safety, the question of quality assurance and the role of accreditation as a risk based approach.

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