Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 338-342
Differences in the Level of Understanding Patient Safety in the Accredited and Not Accredited Primary Healthcare Facilities
Kania Agustina Santoso1, Arlina Dewi1
1Master of Hospital Administration, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Arlina Dewi
ABSTRACT
Background: Health care facilities are included in the category of unsafe places. Data shows that as many as 10% of patients who are undergoing treatment in health facilities in developed countries and>10% in developing countries experience unexpected events. Accreditation standards of primary healthcare require the application of risk management as an effort to minimize the risk accident to patient and ensure patient safety.
Methods: This study is a quantitative study with a cross sectional design. This research was conducted in 10 primary healthcare which have and not been accredited throughout Indonesia. The sampling method in this study was stratified purposing sampling. Data collection is done using google form. Data analysis using t-test, p-value <0.05 is significant.
Results: The results of the study, 187 respondents from 10 Primary Healthcare consisted of 5 accredited and five not yet accredited, most of the women were 29 years old (78.61) with a length of work of 2 to 5 years (82.35), undergraduate education (43.85), and respondents had attended patient safety training. Accreditation training and accreditation preparation, etc. The average result of performance satisfaction was 7.73, and knowledge related to patient safety was 5.57. The results of the analysis show p-value = 0.292, so that there is a no different understanding of patient safety among staff at accredited and not accredited Primary Healthcare Facilities.
Conclusions: There is no statistically significant difference in the understanding of employees about patient safety at Primary Healthcare Facilities with status that has been and has not been accredited.
Keywords: Accreditation, Patient Safety.