Surgical innovation-enhanced quality and the processes that assure patient/provider safety: A surgical conundrum

Innovation is a crucial part of surgical history that has led to enhancements in the quality of surgical care. This comprises both changes which are incremental and those which are frankly disruptive in nature. There are situations where innovation is absolutely required in order to achieve quality improvement or process improvement. Alternatively, there are innovations that do not necessarily arise from some need, but simply are a new idea that might be better. All change must assure a significant commitment to patient safety and beneficence.

Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - August 31, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jennifer Bruny, Moritz Ziegler Source Type: research