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Revista Ingeniería Biomédica
Print version ISSN 1909-9762
Abstract
SANCHEZ, A.M; BETANCOURT, A; MANTILLA, C and GONZALEZ-VARGAS, A.M. TECHNOVIGILANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT AS TOOLS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY IN COLOMBIAN HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS. Rev. ing. biomed. [online]. 2017, vol.11, n.21, pp.57-64. ISSN 1909-9762.
This paper presents the results of a survey about technovigilance carried out in 21 clinical institutions from the southwest of Colombia. It also provides an analysis of how these programs take into account different risk management methodologies in order to create awareness of the importance of patient safety in all members of the staff and improve the quality of the health services provided.
Keywords : Technovigilance; vigilance; risk management; patient safety; medical devices.