[From covid-19 a lesson for the future of safety of care.] / Da covid-19 una lezione per il futuro della sicurezza delle cure.

The covid-19 pandemic has raised awareness of the importance of safety and the issue of risk management as a social and global dimension. From here on it should start an effort for the development and affirmation of a culture of risk in healthcare organizations as a propensity to "preparedness" and anticipation of the crisis.

[Measure safety at all levels: an opportunity for the development of health risk management system.] / Misurare la sicurezza a tutti i livelli: una opportunità per lo sviluppo del sistema di gestione del rischio sanitario.

Collecting data and information is a key element in ensuring patient safety. The most reliable healthcare organizations are those that put the measurement and monitoring of safety at the center of their attention. The Italian legislation offers a reference model for measuring safety applicable at all relevant levels (national, regional and health organizations) based on the acquisition of information from a variety of sources. The information deriving from the sources taken into consideration must be used both for the quantification of events and for the definition and implementation of improvement actions.

Risk Management in healthcare: results from a national-level survey and scientometric analysis in Italy.

Risk management in healthcare, intended as all processes employed to detect, monitor, assess, mitigate, and prevent risks in healthcare facilities and safeguard patient safety, is a crucial component of Italy' National Health Service. Aim of the current study is to assess the role and progress of  research and training, in the field of Risk Management. We carried out a scientometric analysis to quantify and describe scientific outputs on Risk Management at the global and national level, over the last forty years; in addiction, we conducted a national-level cross-sectional survey to systematically retrieve and assess research and training activities within Italian postgraduate medical programmes in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine.   We report increasing scientific production on Risk Management-related topics from 1980 to 2017 at the global level (12% annual increase rate). Clinical Trials and Systematic reviews/meta-analysis make up for respectively 5% and 6% of global scientific output. Italy ranks 4th for scientific production, after USA, UK and Germany. 88% of Italian postgraduate medical programmes in Hygiene and Preventive medicine research on Risk Management, 42% through international collaborations. The main research themes are Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) (97%), analysis of organizational models for safety in healthcare (62%), while training is focused on internships (87%) and academic lectures (73%). While research provides the evidence required to plan, implement and monitor effective interventions in healthcare risk management, training allows its dissemination in a synergic action to promote the value of patient safety and quality of care.

[OssERvare Project: direct observation of use of the Safety Surgery CheckList in the operating room.] / Progetto OssERvare: osservazione diretta dell'uso della Safety Surgery Checklist in sala operatoria.

INTRODUCTION: Safety Surgery CheckList (SSCL) is a support tool for operating teams, used to carry out safety checks while also encouraging compliance with the implementation of recommended quality and safety standards. In Emilia-Romagna it was deemed appropriate to check actual surgical team compliance with correct checklist application in the operating theatre, through a project called "OssERvare". METHODS: Direct observation was identified as the preferred inspection method. With the use of special report sheets, observers proceeded with the guided observation of behaviour in the operating room, recording any inconsistencies with correct SSCL use methods. The project began in January 2017 and all observations were carried out from 1st January-15th April 2017. RESULTS: In 43% of observed operation sign in, all three team members were not present, whereas in 7% of observed cases, sign out was not carried out. All three team members were present in 88% of observed operation time out. There are two evidently critical phases: sign in and sign out. Results obtained for time out were better. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Compliance data collected from observations differed markedly from reported compliance in administrative flow records. The results of the observational study indicate that the SSCL is not properly filled in many times; there is also a great possibility to improve the correct use of this tool. In conclusion, we think that the combined approach of use of administrative data and assessing compliance appeared to be a useful instrument to investigate the implementation and to promote the real utilization of safety tools such as the SSCL.