IntroductionPatient safety is an essential element in ensuring a rapid recovery. Thus, patient safety is the process by which physicians seek to reduce or eliminate medical errors that harm a patient's safety (Corrigan, 2012). This involves healthcare professionals emphasizing the need to have appropriate reporting and analysis procedures in place when recording an event (Gogan, Baxter, Boss, & Chircu, 2013). The mechanisms used by America compare to those used in other developed countries such as Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom and Australia. The article discusses the safety of the US healthcare system compared to that of the UK.Patient SafetyThe US healthcare systemThe adoption of patient safety as a core healthcare discipline has enabled patients to receive care safe and reliable medical services. In the United States, this discipline was introduced in the 1990s, as the number of patients dying from medical errors was increasing at an alarming rate (Jeffers, Searcey, Boyle, Herring, Lester, Goetz-Smith et al., 2013). Therefore, the government has launched a program to ensure that healthcare professionals and equipment provide good care to patients. This program included increasing public knowledge about public safety, technology use, and evidence-based medications (Sheps & Cardiff, 2011). According to Vincent (2011), technological improvement in health centers reduces adverse events, reduces medical errors and improves care. quality. The government has implemented electronic health record (EHR) as part of health information technology to reduce the time required to care for patients. The HER system has applications in drug prescribing, emergency, laboratory testing and general medicine...... middle of article ......u, AM (2013). Transfer process, information quality and patient safety. Journal of Business Process Management, 19(1), 70-94. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14637151311294877Jeffers, S., Searcey, P., Boyle, K., Herring, C., Lester, K., Goetz-Smith, H. and Nelson, P. . (2013). Centralized video monitoring for patient safety: a Lean Health journey in Denver. Nursing Economics, 31(6), 298-306. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1477880055?accountid=45049 Sheps, SB and Cardiff, K. (2011). Patient safety: a wake-up call. Clinical Governance, 16(2), 148-158. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14777271111124509Sultz AH and Young, MK (2010). Healthcare in the United States. BL: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. Vincent C. (2011). Patient safety. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Winter ER (2013). Unraveling Health Care in the United States: A Personal Guide. LH: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.