Medical Error Reduction

Medical Error Reduction and Prevention

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499956/

Medical Error Reduction and Prevention - PubMed

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Medical errors are a serious public health problem and a leading cause of death in the United States. It is challenging to uncover a consistent cause of errors and, …

Working to Reduce Medication Errors | FDA

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This system is intended to help reduce the number of medication errors that occur in hospitals and other healthcare settings. FDA has published several guidances to …

Medical Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and …

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Medical errors can occur anywhere in the health care system--in hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, doctors' offices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and patients' homes--and can have …

Error Reporting and Disclosure - Patient Safety and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2652/

Sustained and collaborative efforts to reduce the occurrence and severity of health care errors are required so that safer, higher quality care results. To improve safety, error …

20 Tips To Help Prevent Medical Errors: Patient Fact Sheet

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Medical errors can occur anywhere in the healthcare system: hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, doctors' offices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and patients' homes. Errors can …

Medical Error - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) legendary report in 1999, "To Err is Human," estimated 98,000 iatrogenic deaths making it the sixth leading cause of …

Root Cause Analysis and Medical Error …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570638/

Communication deficits among medical staff members are another important root cause of medical errors that can be mitigated through standardized …

The Best Response to Medical Errors?

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After UMHS started fully disclosing and compensating for medical errors, researchers found a decrease in liability claims and lawsuits, lower liability …

Medication Errors: Understanding the Causes and …

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A review of best practice approaches in reducing errors in the inpatient and ambulatory setting (clinic and pharmacy) Identify systems level innovations in risk management …