Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 2: History of Patient Safety/Clinical Quality Improvement
1. Introduction to Course
2. History of Patient Safety
3. The Science of Human Error
4. The Analysis of Medical Error
5. Evidence-Based Medical Practice
6. Communication and Information Transfer
7. Adverse Patient Outcomes
8. The Role of the Patient and Family
9. Environmental Safety in the Medical Setting
10. Safe Medical Practice In Ambulatory Settings

Origins of Patient Safety/Clinical Quality Improvement

  • Ernest Amory Codman – The “End Result System”
  • Philadelphia County Medical Society – “Anesthesia Mortality Committee” (later, “Anesthesia Study Commission”)
  • W. Edwards Deming – Statistical Approach to Quality Management
 
 
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