In healthcare, Never Events always seem to occur. The cost to society in terms of patients harmed, lives lost, and dollars spent is staggering. In 2002, the NQF created an initial list of 27 adverse events considered to be Never Events; over recent years, additional event types have been added. Events are grouped into seven categories of occurrences that should never take place: surgical events; product or device events; patient protection events; care management events; environmental events; radiologic events; and criminal events. Never Event lists were created to alert and educate healthcare professionals about these preventable and costly mistakes that should never have occurred. The goal is to find solutions to the root causes of these events and correct them. In many instances, implementation of evidenced-based guidelines, accepted best practices, and standardized communication techniques are means to correct (and avoid) these serious and needless medical errors.
In this activity, we will describe the prevalence of Never Events in healthcare and the subsequent impact on our medical community and society in general. Learners will be provided with strategies and methods that can be employed as targeted solutions to reduce the occurrence of Never Events. After completing this activity, practitioners should be able to: use patient safety techniques and recommendations to avoid preventable adverse patient events; assess a patient for the risk of a potential hospital fall and employ targeted solutions to create a safer patient environment to reduce the risk of a fall; and summarize strategies that can be employed to decrease healthcare-acquired infections.
- Provider:The Sullivan Group
- Activity Link: https://www.thesullivangroup.com/RSQSolutions/course-purchase-home/
- Start Date: 2022-03-16 05:00:00
- End Date: 2022-03-16 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