The authors suggest seven priorities in making healthcare safety data available and broadening knowledge of data generation costs:
1. Develop valid and reliable measures of the common causes of preventable deaths.
2. Evaluate whether a global measure of safety is valid, feasible and useful.
3. Explore the incremental value of collecting data for each patient safety measure.
4. Evaluate if/how patient safety reporting systems can be used to influence outcomes at all levels.
5. Explore the value — and the unintended consequences — of creating a list of reportable events.
6. Evaluate the infrastructure required to monitor patient safety.
7. Explore the validity and usefulness of measurements of patient safety climate.
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