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Introduction: The Patient Safety Friendly Hospitals Program involves the implementation of a set of patient safety standards in hospitals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges of implementing mandatory patient safety standards in Kerman’s teaching hospitals.
Methods: This mixed-methods study was conducted in the 2021 academic year. First, using a qualitative content analysis approach, the challenges of mandatory patient safety standards were identified. Twenty interviews were conducted virtually through the online classes of the Kerman University of Medical Sciences using a purposive sampling method. Data analysis was performed using MaxQDA qualitative analysis software. Then, a fuzzy Delphi method was applied in two stages, through which the challenges were either approved or rejected by experts.
Results: Four main themes were identified: structural challenges and physical space, management and clinical challenges, information technology challenges, and human resource challenges..
Conclusion: Identifying the challenges of implementing mandatory patient safety standards and planning to remove existing barriers can facilitate more effective implementation of these standards and ultimately lead to improving the quality of services provided in healthcare centers