Summary
Up to 30% of healthcare spending is considered unnecessary and represents systematic waste. While much attention has been given to low-value clinical tests and treatments, much less has focused on identifying low-value safety practices in healthcare settings. This study in the Journal of Patient Safety surveyed healthcare staff in the UK and Australia to identify safety practices perceived to be of low value.
Staff who took part in a survey as part of the study frequently identified the following categories of practices as being low-value: paperwork, duplication and intentional rounding. Five cross-cutting themes (for example, 'covering ourselves') offered an underpinning rationale for why staff perceived these practices to be of low value. The authors conclude that in healthcare systems under strain, removing existing low-value practices should be a priority.
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