Introduction Patient safety classifications/ontologies enable patient safety information
systems to receive and analyze patient safety data to improve patient safety. Patient safety …

Background Content coverage of patient safety ontology and classification systems should
be evaluated to provide a guide for users to select appropriate ones for specific applications …

Background Taxonomies are needed for automated analysis of clinical data in healthcare.
Few reviews of the taxonomy development methods used in health sciences are found. This …

The WHO has developed and is currently testing a classification for patient safety (ICPS).
Analyzing the ICPS in the light of classificatory and ontology principles as well as …

Background In work for the World Alliance for Patient Safety on research methods and
measures and on defining key concepts for an International Patient Safety Classification …

Objective Interpretation and comparison of patient safety information have been
compromised by the lack of a common understanding of the concepts involved. The World …

The past 10 years has seen a rapid growth in research and action on patient safety
throughout the world [1]. This is a welcome development. However, comparative analysis of …

Recent reports have identified medical errors as a significant cause of morbidity and
mortality among patients. A variety of approaches have been implemented to identify errors …

Background Understanding the patient safety literature has been compromised by the
inconsistent use of language. Objectives To identify key concepts of relevance to the …

Global advances in patient safety have been hampered by the lack of a uniform
classification of patient safety concepts. This is a significant barrier to developing strategies …