Overview on patient safety in healthcare and laboratory diagnostics

Abstract

The healthcare context is characterized by a high degree of complexity. Despite eager efforts of the healthcare personnel, sometimes things go wrong and produce unintentional harm to the patients. As such, patient safety must be considered as one of leading healthcare challenges. Some foremost studies have highlighted that serious medical errors might occur rather frequently, jeopardizing patient’s health and costing a huge amount of money to the healthcare system. The aim of this article is to provide an overview on the current knowledge about patient safety in healthcare and laboratory diagnostics.