WHO: Conceptual Framework for the International Classification for Patient Safety (Version 1.1, January 2009)

Summary

The purpose of the International Classification for Patient Safety (ICPS) is to enable categorisation of patient safety information using standardized sets of concepts with agreed definitions, preferred terms and the relationships between them being based on an explicit domain ontology (e.g., patient safety). The ICPS is designed to be a genuine convergence of international perceptions of the main issues related to patient safety and to facilitate the description, comparison, measurement, monitoring, analysis and interpretation of information to improve patient care.

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