Healthcare professionals have an obligation to themselves, their patients, and their industry to practice and provide the very best medical care in the safest possible manner. The reality of today’s healthcare system is that many of the same medical errors are repeated, and this exposes healthcare providers to unnecessary patient safety and legal risks. In the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) landmark report entitled “To Err is Human,” the IOM estimated that as many as 98,000 patients die each year from medical errors, and one out of 25 hospitalized patients receives an injury as a result of a medical mistake. The yearly cost for medical errors was estimated to be as high as $29 billion. Unfortunately, most traditional medical training programs did not adequately prepare physicians and nurses to deal with the epidemic of medical errors. The promising news is that many, if not most, of these errors can be easily avoided or eliminated altogether.
In this activity, we introduce the emerging and necessary shift away from “Traditional” methods of error analysis to a “Systems” approach to patient safety. We discuss easy-to-implement tips and strategies that providers can use to significantly reduce medical errors and limit risk exposure. We also discuss patient safety technology. After completing this activity, practitioners should be able to: contrast the “Systems” approach to patient safety with the “Traditional” method of addressing medical errors; illustrate how the process of Root Cause Analysis can be used after a sentinel event to make effective changes in the healthcare delivery system; and apply strategies to prevent errors when prescribing and administering medications.
- Provider:The Sullivan Group
- Activity Link: https://www.thesullivangroup.com/RSQSolutions/course-purchase-home/
- Start Date: 2023-11-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-11-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 2.0 hours
- Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence, Learner Knowledge, Learner Performance, Patient Health
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all