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

Medication Safety

  • AHRQ – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • ADE’s - Adverse Drugs Events
  • ADE incidence of 2-7 per 100 hospital admissions
    • Mean cost of $4,685/incident
    • Prolonged hospital admission

 
 
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