Learning From Medical Errors

Medical errors: Honesty is the best policy - Harvard Health

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/medical-errors-honesty-is-the-best-policy-2016100310405

People would whisper about mistakes, never directly addressing the issue for fear of litigation, or even retaliation by the …

Learning from Medical Errors (Part 1) - IHI

https://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities/PerspectivesTheMistakePart1.aspx

Learning Objectives: At the end of this activity, you will be able to: Give examples of errors that clinicians have made in their patients’ care. Discuss the range of feelings …

Medical Error Reduction and Prevention - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29763131/

A lack of standardized nomenclature and overlapping definitions of medical errors has hindered data analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. There are two major types …

Learning from Medical Errors - HealthManagement.org

https://healthmanagement.org/c/icu/issuearticle/learning-from-medical-errors

The Best Response to Medical Errors? Transparency

https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/best-response-medical-errors-transparency

“These programs have demonstrated that effective communication with patients and families in the immediate …

Learning from Medical Errors (Part 2) - IHI

https://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/Activities/PerspectivesTheMistakePart2.aspx

A student nearly commits a medication error. A patient dies after a clumsy surgery. Errors like these, unfortunately, still happen in health care. In this video, current and former …

Learning from mistakes. Factors that influence how …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16704381/

Context: Trainees are exposed to medical errors throughout medical school and residency. Little is known about what facilitates and limits learning from these experiences. …

Learning from errors for continuously improving patient …

https://academic.oup.com/intqhc/article/30/2/81/4916093

Editorial To err is human, however, learning from errors is the first step toward understanding the reasons why those adverse events (AEs) occurred. Therefore, …

Learning from medical errors - Medical Defence Union

https://studentnotes.themdu.com/issue-archive/spring-2018/learning-from-errors

Tips for responding to errors Be honest. Never try to cover up an error by changing clinical records or putting a positive gloss on what happened. Tell someone you have made an error as soon as you can. This increases …

Learning from mistakes: factors that influence how …

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-mistakes-factors-influence-how-students-and-residents-learn-medical-errors

The authors discuss recommendations and specific educational methods that may promote improved learning from errors for trainees. A past study discussed …