Using medical-error reporting to drive patient safety efforts

IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY has become one of the driving forces in health care delivery. Honest, accurate disclosure of medical errors and close calls is crucial to gain a better grasp of problems, make effective changes, and evaluate progress. ALTHOUGH FEAR OF MALPRACTICE litigation remains a major d...

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Published in:AORN journal 2006-09, Vol.84 (3), p.406-408
Main Author: Stow, Joanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Changes
Facilities
Health care delivery
Health care industry
Health care policy
Humans
Labor intensive
Medical errors
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Nursing
Organizational Culture
Organizations
Patient safety
Peer Review, Health Care
Regulatory agencies
Risk Management - methods
Risk Management - organization & administration
Terminology as Topic
Truth Disclosure
United States
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Summary:IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY has become one of the driving forces in health care delivery. Honest, accurate disclosure of medical errors and close calls is crucial to gain a better grasp of problems, make effective changes, and evaluate progress. ALTHOUGH FEAR OF MALPRACTICE litigation remains a major deterrent to medical-error reporting, disclosure allows organizations to benefit from one another's experiences. Accountability necessitates mandatory reporting to external organizations, but a wide variety of reporting systems exist, each with its own advantages and shortcomings. National standardized reporting is a major objective for the patient safety movement. STAFF MEMBER INVESTMENT is a key factor in the safety process and needs to extend beyond the reporting procedure.
ISSN:0001-2092
1878-0369