Puesta en marcha de una unidad de gestión de riesgos clínicos hospitalaria

Clinical risk management improves quality in health care by increasing patient safety and by trying to eliminate avoidable errors. Implementing risk management programs requires the creation of risk management units in hospitals that will be responsible of all the activities related to patient safety. This article describes the development one of the first clinical risk management units in Europe directed by medical and nursing staff who continue to work at the same time in their departments.