What are the challenges in patient safety?

Lack of concrete standards for maintaining privacy and confidentiality of medical records is the major challenge hospitals faces these days. They just reveal their confidentiality which is unjust. Moreover, lack of suitable payment mechanisms and credentialing of health care professionals and liability for malpractice hampers the organisation worsely.

I think the major challenge is lack of knowledge. They may not be aware of the availability of online health resources also. Adding on, the inadequate distribution of evaluated outcomes also turns out as a challenge. As far as sharing of expertise knowledge is not done, these challenges continue to embarrass the organization.

Dehumanized nature of care in virtual environment, variation in culture, illness behavior, language and medical practice, absence of touch as a communication aid and relative anonymity and lack of formality.