Only 20% of hospital executives said their organization is a “safety innovator,” meaning it has the resources committed to provide state-of-the-art patient safety management.
The better alternative for keeping a medical clinic safe is to create an environment where everyone looks out for each other and holds each other accountable for safety.
The study found that the CMS rating system does not account for social risk factors (SRF) and as a result, provider organizations could be judged on “social factors outside of their control.”
