Changing Patient Safety Culture In China

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Dovepress open access to scientific and medical research Open Access Full Text Article ORIGINAL RESEARCH Changing patient safety culture in China: a case study of an experimental Chinese hospital from a comparative... More

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Dovepress open access to scientific and medical research Open Access Full Text Article ORIGINAL RESEARCH Changing patient safety culture in China: a case study of an experimental Chinese hospital from a comparative perspective This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Xiao Ping Xu,* Dong Ning Background: The World Health Organization highlights that patient safety interventions are Deng,* Yong Hong Gu, Chui not lacking but that the local context affects their successful implementation. Increasing atten- Shan Ng, Xiao Cai, Jun Xu, tion is being paid to patient safety in Mainland China, yet few studies focus on patient safety in Xin Shi Zhang, Dong Ge organizations with mixed cultures. This paper evaluates the current patient safety culture in an experimental Chinese hospital with a Hong Kong hospital management culture, and it aims to Ke, Qian Hui Yu, Chi Kuen explore the application of Hon Less