Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Patient Safety

Patient safety is an essential aspect of family medicine. It involves ensuring that patients receive the best possible care and minimizing the risk of harm to the patient. In family medicine, providers work towards enhancing patient safety by understanding the risks associated with different procedures and intervent…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 20× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2640-690X 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Patient safety is an essential aspect of family medicine. It involves ensuring that patients receive the best possible care and minimizing the risk of harm to the patient. In family medicine, providers work towards enhancing patient safety by understanding the risks associated with different procedures and interventions. Family medicine providers must maintain a high level of competence in handling medical equipment, administering medications, and performing procedures. They need to stay updated with the latest medical advancements, ensure that they have adequate resources and support to care for their patients and follow evidence-based guidelines in diagnosis and treatment. In addition to these measures, family medicine providers must foster open communication with patients and their families, enabling them to understand their medical condition, the potential risks, benefits, and alternatives to a particular intervention. Clear communication can promote patient engagement in the care process and help in preventing medical errors. Identifying and reporting medical errors is also crucial to the safety of patients. Family medicine providers should create a culture of safety that encourages prompt reporting of errors in care delivery, promotes a non-punitive response, and uses the lessons learnt from these errors to improve safety in the future. In summary, patient safety is a crucial aspect of family medicine. It involves providing safe, high-quality care to patients by maintaining competence, adhering to evidence-based guidelines, fostering open communication, and creating a culture of safety. Family medicine providers need to prioritize and promote these practices for the best possible care and outcomes for patients.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 20 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Patient Safety, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Family Medicine (ISSN 2640-690X).

Journal editorial board
Dr. John P. Bartkowski · United States Dr. Angela Pia Cazzolla · Italy Dr. Ian James Martins · Australia

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