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

Psychiatric Patients and EMTALA

  • A psychiatric patient is “stable for discharge” when the patient is no longer considered a threat to him/herself or to others
  • A psychiatric patient is “stable for transfer” when he/she is protected and prevented from injuring himself/herself or others.

 
 
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