@article{Odone_Bossi_Gaeta_Garancini_Orlandi_Cuppone_Signorelli_Nicastro_Zotti_2019, title={Risk Management in healthcare: results from a national-level survey and scientometric analysis in Italy}, volume={90}, url={https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/8164}, DOI={10.23750/abm.v90i9-S.8164}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Risk management in healthcare, intended as all processes employed to detect, monitor, assess, mitigate, and prevent risks in healthcare facilities and safeguard patient safety, is a crucial component of Italy’ National Health Service. Aim of the current study is to assess the role and progress of  research and training, in the field of Risk Management.</p> <p>We carried out a scientometric analysis to quantify and describe scientific outputs on Risk Management at the global and national level, over the last forty years; in addiction, we conducted a national-level cross-sectional survey to systematically retrieve and assess research and training activities within Italian postgraduate medical programmes in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine.   We report increasing scientific production on Risk Management-related topics from 1980 to 2017 at the global level (12% annual increase rate). Clinical Trials and Systematic reviews/meta-analysis make up for respectively 5% and 6% of global scientific output. Italy ranks 4<sup>th</sup> for scientific production, after USA, UK and Germany. 88% of Italian postgraduate medical programmes in Hygiene and Preventive medicine research on Risk Management, 42% through international collaborations. The main research themes are Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) (97%), analysis of organizational models for safety in healthcare (62%), while training is focused on internships (87%) and academic lectures (73%).</p> <p>While <em>research</em> provides the evidence required to plan, implement and monitor effective interventions in healthcare risk management, <em>training</em> allows its dissemination in a synergic action to promote the value of patient safety and quality of care.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p>}, number={9-S}, journal={Acta Biomedica Atenei Parmensis}, author={Odone, Anna and Bossi, Eleonora and Gaeta, Maddalena and Garancini, Maria Paola and Orlandi, Carlo and Cuppone, Maria Teresa and Signorelli, Carlo and Nicastro, Ottavio and Zotti, Carla Maria}, year={2019}, month={Sep.}, pages={76–86} }