Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 4: The “Analysis” of Medical Error, and Implementation
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

Example of "Better" Weaker Actions

  • Must specifically address the root cause/contributing factor
  • Need to be specific, concrete, and clear; understood by a cold reader
  • Reality checked (with the process owners)
  • Tested or simulated prior to full systemwide implementation
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