Canada continues to lag behind other OECD countries on measures of patient safety

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Canada continues to lag behind other OECD countries on measures of patient safety. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2019.

This fact sheet presents a comparative analysis of 57 health indicators across 12 countries worldwide and gives Canada's current status on a variety of patient safety measures. While Canada showed strengths in reporting and responding to incidents, the data revealed a 14 percent increase in retained foreign objects since the previous analysis.

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