
TY  - JOUR
A1  - O'Donnell, Carol 
T1  - Unintended outcomes of health care delivery and the need for a national risk management approach
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 1999
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
SP  - 44
EP  - 59
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH990044 
N2  - Unlike the situation in occupational health and safety, there is no nationally coordinated approach to risk management to prevent unintended outcomes of healthcare provision and improve health care quality. There is a related absence of linkages between quality assurance processes, other programs aimed at patient injury prevention and professional indemnity insurance systems. This article discusses the Australian health policy direction and argues for a coordinated national health risk management approach developed through contract requirements which include duty of care and information provision, nationally approved standards and codes, professional liability requirements, and supporting health education, research and information technology development. 
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