Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 6: Communication and Information Transfer
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

EMTALA/COBRA

  • COBRA – The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 contained a 4-page addendum called EMTALA (the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act)
    • Modified with interpretive guidelines, case guidelines, CME advisories, and the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003
 
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