Suicidal tendencies should be flagged as a risk factor in patient information systems

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare take it upon itself to ensure that entries relating to suicide risk are flagged as risk factors in its coding service. The recording of information about suicide risk needs to be promoted as part of the information strategy of the new well-being services counties and efforts to improve the recording practices of social and health care services in general in order to ensure that information relating to risks is easy to find and can be used to improve patient safety.