--- title: Patient Safety Blog | Rick Bergen (5) description: Director at The Patient Safety Company (5) --- [ Skip to content ](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/author/rick-bergen/page/5#main-content) Search # Blogs from Rick Bergen Categories - [View all](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog) - [Continuous improvement culture](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/topic/continuous-improvement-culture) - [Data analysis](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/topic/data-analysis) - [Incident management](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/topic/incident-management) - [Patient participation](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/topic/patient-participation) - [Patient safety](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/topic/patient-safety) - [Quality management](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/topic/quality-management) - [Software](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/topic/software) - [TPSC News](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/topic/tpsc-news) - [![Necessity Quality Management System](https://www.patientsafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Campagnes/Business%20Case/blog%20nut%20noodzaak.jpg?length=500&name=blog%20nut%20noodzaak.jpg) ### Digital Quality Management System, a nice-to-have or necessity? Quality Management System, a nice-to-have or necessity? To answer this question you first need to make clear what is meant by a quality management system, what is its function and what are the... Read article ](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/business-case-digital-quality-management-system-nice-to-have-necessity) - [![Patient participation and informed consent](https://www.patientsafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Campagnes/Pati%C3%ABntenparticipatie/Blog%201%20-%20informed%20consent.jpg?length=500&name=Blog%201%20-%20informed%20consent.jpg) Incident management Patient participation TPSC News ### Connection between informed consent and patient participation? This blog describes the essence of patient participation and shows you that informed consent is an important form of patient participation Read article ](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/patient-participation-informed-consent) - [![5. Remain a good care professional.jpg](https://www.patientsafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Campagnes/Veiligheidscultuur/Blogs/5.%20Remain%20a%20good%20care%20professional.jpg?length=500&name=5.%20Remain%20a%20good%20care%20professional.jpg) Continuous improvement culture ### To be and remain a good care professional Learn how to reduce the chance of dysfunctional behavior among medical specialists by creating a healthcare safety culture Read article ](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/to-be-and-remain-a-good-care-professional) - [![4. Second victims.jpg](https://www.patientsafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Campagnes/Veiligheidscultuur/Blogs/4.%20Second%20victims.jpg?length=500&name=4.%20Second%20victims.jpg) Continuous improvement culture Incident management ### Care professionals, the second victim of a medical incident Read the blog and learn what interventions to apply to prevent second victim inclinations after an incident in healthcare Read article ](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/care-professionals-second-victim-of-medical-incident) - [![Safety in Healthcare](https://www.patientsafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Campagnes/Veiligheidscultuur/Blogs/3.%20Aviation.jpg?length=500&name=3.%20Aviation.jpg) Continuous improvement culture ### Learnings about the aviation sector's safety for healthcare sector Read the blog and discover what the healthcare sector can learn from the aviation industry about safety and creating a safety culture. Read article ](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/what-can-the-aviation-industry-teach-us-about-safety-in-the-healthcare-sector) - [![2. From blaming and shaming to a learning organisation.jpg](https://www.patientsafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Campagnes/Veiligheidscultuur/Blogs/2.%20From%20blaming%20and%20shaming%20to%20a%20learning%20organisation.jpg?length=500&name=2.%20From%20blaming%20and%20shaming%20to%20a%20learning%20organisation.jpg) ### From blaming & shaming to a learning organisation Read the blog and learn how to create an open culture that focuses on learning instead of blaming and shaming. Read article ](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/from-blaming-shaming-to-a-learning-organisation) - [![1. Safety Culture determines Patient Safety.jpg](https://www.patientsafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Campagnes/Veiligheidscultuur/Blogs/1.%20Safety%20Culture%20determines%20Patient%20Safety.jpg?length=500&name=1.%20Safety%20Culture%20determines%20Patient%20Safety.jpg) Continuous improvement culture TPSC News ### Safety culture determines patient safety Climb the safety culture ladder! Read the TPSC blog and learn about the importance of open communication in realising a proactive safety culture. Read article ](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/safety-culture-determines-patient-safety) - [![](https://www.patientsafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Campagnes/Fundashon%20Mariadal%20case%20studie/Blogs%20afbeeldingen/Automated%20healthcare%20processes.jpg?length=500&name=Automated%20healthcare%20processes.jpg) ### Automated healthcare processes in the Dutch Caribbean Read the blog and learn how healthcare facilities improve quality and safety on all levels by automating business and healthcare processes. Read article ](https://www.patientsafety.com/en/blog/automated-healthcare-processes-dutch-caribbean) - [![Fundashon Mariadal case study](https://www.patientsafety.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Campagnes/Fundashon%20Mariadal%20case%20studie/Blogs%20afbeeldingen/170929%20all%20is%20nog%20wel%20in%20paradise.jpg?length=500&name=170929%20all%20is%20nog%20wel%20in%20paradise.jpg) Quality management ### Challenges of Dutch Caribbean healthcare facilities Learn about the challenges Dutch Caribbean healthcare facilities are facing around patient safety and quality. 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