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April 22, 2004 - Alper
Abstract
Many articles in the medical literature state that medical errors are the result of … From this perspective, all medical errors and adverse events are
somebody’s fault. … This fork
was inspired by research that uncovered a disturbing numbers of errors in health
care.10, … Medication
errors observed in 36 health care facilities. … Medication
errors and pediatric inpatients. JAMA 2001
Apr;285(16):2114–20.
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July 30, 2008 - The environment is nonpunitive for errors, which are seen as opportunities for
learning, but intolerant … When errors do occur, our pride
leads us to respond with surprise (This should never happen here!) … Stress exacerbates all known clinical conditions, increases staff fatigue, and
contributes to errors … Also, in the event of medical error, patients and family members will be able to report errors to a … Semi-intelligent software in electromedical devices has reduced errors and
enhanced user skill.
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April 06, 2008 - quality of care; computerized provider order
entry (CPOE) systems are believed to reduce medication errors … systems and introduces
unpredicted and unintended consequences, including the generation of new types of errors … , thus minimizing the occurrence of prescription-related medication errors. … Generation of new kinds of errors.
8. Changes in the power structure.
9. … Role of
computerized physician order entry systems in
facilitating medication errors.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/lab-testiing/lab-testing-toolkit.pdf
December 01, 2017 - Errors in managing tests are more common than most of us realize. … Addressing the system can reduce errors.
Figure 1. … Medical testing errors in this office do not harm patients.
9. … Providers and staff openly discuss causes and effects of errors.
10. … Reduce errors in delayed notification of
lab results.
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January 01, 2023 - Patient reporting of medical errors and near misses;
2. … Key Findings/Impact: Among patients with errors at
baseline, 59.3 percent of errors were resolved by … errors
of omission (failure to intensify therapy when indicated)
(p > 0.05). … and
rated likelihood of medical errors. … Most recommended
actions for preventing medical errors were viewed
as effective.
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January 01, 2021 - When staff make errors, this unit focuses on
learning rather than blaming individuals........... 1 … In this unit, there is a lack of support for staff
involved in patient safety errors ............. … We are informed about errors that happen in
this unit ............................................ … When errors happen in this unit, we discuss
ways to prevent them from happening again .. 1 2 3 4
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March 11, 2022 - Diagnostic Safety Capacity Building Contract:
o An issue brief titled The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors … Agency Update
o The Evidence-based Practice Center Program draft report
Diagnostic Errors
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December 01, 2017 - shared, learned 1 beliefs and behaviors that reflect an organization’s willingness to learn from errors … We have a just culture that disciplines based on risk taking
People who work in teams make fewer errors … (sharp end)
Latent errors
Just Culture and behavior 17-19 :
Conduct: human error, negligence … We are informed about errors that happen in this department. 57%
3. … In this department, we discuss ways to prevent errors from happening again. 59%
Slide 37
Learning
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April 24, 2017 - Teams that do not communicate effectively significantly
increase their risk of committing errors. … Poor communication is the most common cause of reported
errors.
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December 09, 2015 - Teams that do not communicate effectively significantly
increase their risk of committing errors. … Poor communication is the most common cause of reported
errors.
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March 01, 2019 - commitment to lead patient-safety efforts nationwide, AHRQ has funded studies that aim to reduce medication errors … improve communication strategies that support better care coordination, and lower the rate of diagnostic errors
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August 01, 2022 - Thus, it is no wonder that diagnostic errors occur. … of distributed cognition would be a major advance in the quest to limit harm associated with these errors
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December 01, 2009 - for Healthcare Research and Quality PATIENT
SAFETY
10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
Medical errors … patient safety information with Patient
Safety Organizations (PSOs) to help others
avoid preventable errors … Prevent medication errors by offering
pharmacists well-lit, quiet, private spaces so they can fill
prescriptions
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July 01, 2022 - Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Study: an analysis of medication reconciliation errors … Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series , 2006. … http://iom.edu/Reports/2006/Preventing-Medication-Errors-Quality-Chasm-Series.aspx .
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April 12, 2018 - breakdowns within the healthcare team or between the team and the patient or family can result in medical errors … communication both with the patient and among the healthcare team
Makes communication more efficient
Prevents errors … Miscommunication and omissions can lead to medical errors and adverse events. … A Warm Handoff Plus can help close the communication gaps and prevent errors.
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June 09, 2016 - When staff make errors, this unit focuses on learning rather than blaming individuals
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3
4 … In this unit, there is a lack of support for staff involved in patient safety errors
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July 01, 2023 - addition to communication failures, patients on labor and delivery (L&D) units are at risk of medication errors … High-reliability systems and a culture of learning from errors (or near misses) are needed to minimize
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March 01, 2017 - threats to patient safety in primary care settings: breakdowns in communication, medication-related errors … Patient Safety in Primary Care
Theme
Threats to Patient Safety
Communication
Documentation errors … for followup and expectations
Not enough time with patients
Medication issues
Prescribing errors … been identified as an important method of enhancing communication, a vehicle to identify potential errors … Two articles (2.1%) addressed diagnostic errors.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/npsd-patient-safety-culture-brief.pdf
September 01, 2016 - for
health care organizations as they strive to eliminate
the factors that contribute to medical errors … to moving toward a safer health
system is changing the culture from one of blaming
individuals for errors … to one in which errors are treated
not as personal failures, but as opportunities to improve
the system … assessment, health care organizations can assess staff
attitudes about patient safety issues, medical errors … evaluated the initiative of Second Victim
Experience support for clinicians who have made
medical errors
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September 01, 2015 - Act Slide 11: Produce Short-Term Wins Slide 12: Don’t Let Up Slide 13: Create a New Culture Slide 14: Errors … Identify errors common to organizational change. … Activity (continued)
Step 4: Review Kotter’s Eight Steps of Change
(5 minutes)
Step 5: Discuss errors … Return to Contents
Slide 14: Errors Common to Organizational Change
Allowing for complacency.