2016 Medical Errors Prevention

Course overview

Course Objectives: 1. Report the high financial cost of medical errors to consumers 2. Name and describe three system wide improvements that can reduce medical error rates and improve the quality of health care. 3. Describe factors in the external environment and factors inside health care organizations that can prompt the changes needed to improve patient safety. Course Overview: 1. Medical Errors: The Scope of the Problem 2. To Err is Human -- Overview