
Preventable harm in complex clinical systems most often arises from breakdowns in recognition, communication, and response processes rather than from deficits in clinical knowledge or technical capability (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ], 2023). This work introduces Continuity Risk Framework (CRF) - a nine-stage mode framework - Detection, Recognition, Interpretation, Prioritization, Communication, Escalation, Action, Reassessment, and Validation - that defines the required sequence of functional transitions through which early risk signals must pass to achieve timely intervention and harm prevention. CRF emphasizes continuity, feedback, and closed-loop monitoring as central determinants of patient safety (World Health Organization [WHO], 2022).
Clinical Deterioration, policy analysis, RCA, Risk analysis, Health Policy, CRF, Continuity of Patient Care/standards, Continuity of Patient Care, Risk Assessment, 3Rs framework, Failure to Rescue, Health Care, Risk management, Root Cause Analysis, Patient Safety, Continuity Risk Framework, Hospital Rapid Response Team/economics, FTR, Risk assessment, Hospital Rapid Response Team
Clinical Deterioration, policy analysis, RCA, Risk analysis, Health Policy, CRF, Continuity of Patient Care/standards, Continuity of Patient Care, Risk Assessment, 3Rs framework, Failure to Rescue, Health Care, Risk management, Root Cause Analysis, Patient Safety, Continuity Risk Framework, Hospital Rapid Response Team/economics, FTR, Risk assessment, Hospital Rapid Response Team
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