SAFETY, EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE AND RESOURCE USE AMONG AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALS (SAFER HOSPITALS)

全球对医疗保健的安全性和质量表示关注。我们的研究将首次在澳大利亚评估医院护理后不良事件、死亡和再入院等不良结局的发生频率，以及医院之间的差异，这些差异可能表明医疗质量的差异，以及医疗系统的成本。研究结果将优先考虑质量改进的目标，导致更好的监测方法，并为临床和政策干预提供信息，以改善护理。

Global concern exists about the safety and quality of health care. Our study will, for the first-time in Australia, evaluate how often untoward outcomes such as adverse events, deaths, and readmission occur after hospital care, how they vary among hospitals that may suggest disparities in quality, and the costs to the health system. The findings will prioritise targets for quality improvement, lead to better monitoring methods, and inform clinical and policy intervention to improve care.