Figure 2. The Donabedian Model of Patient Safety Medical Teamwork and Patient Safety: The Evidence-based Relation a Donabedian model of patient safety. Go to Text Description [D] for details. Adjust structure and process to eliminate or minimize risks of health care-associated injury, before they have an adverse event-impact on the outcomes of care.[D] Select for Text Descriptiona Adapted from Donabedian, 1980.107Return to Document Current as of July 2005 Internet Citation: Figure 2. The Donabedian Model of Patient Safety: Medical Teamwork and Patient Safety: The Evidence-based Relation. July 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/medteam/figure2.html