For centuries, providers have practiced medicine by following the age-old Hippocratic rule of Do no harm. Unfortunately, and all too often, preventable medical errors and patient harm are caused not by bad intentions or insufficient training, but by flaws in the healthcare delivery system and processes used by providers. For decades, the medical community has been plagued with medical mistakes and unnecessary mishaps that are repeated time and time again. The good news is that by acknowledging and correcting the real causes of many medical errors, a new system of patient safety processes can be designed to reduce errors, improve quality care, and decrease provider liability. In this activity, we cover frequently observed categories of medical errors and offer specific solutions for error reduction and prevention. Among the types of errors discussed are surgical, medication, communication and teamwork, transition and handoff, as well as errors related to patient safety technology. We also discuss the emerging and necessary shift away from traditional methods of error analysis to a systems approach to patient safety and outline the stepwise process of root cause analysis (RCA). After completing this activity, practitioners should be able to: use the Universal Protocol to prevent common surgical errors, such as wrong-patient, wrong-site, and wrong-procedure events; employ strategies to prevent medication errors; and illustrate how the process of RCA can be used after a sentinel event to make effective changes in the healthcare delivery system.
- Provider:The Sullivan Group
- Activity Link: https://www.thesullivangroup.com/RSQSolutions/course-purchase-home/
- Start Date: 2023-11-19 06:00:00
- End Date: 2023-11-19 06:00:00
- 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