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 Mandates

  • JCAHO 2004 - List “Do Not Use Abbreviations” instituted to decrease error
  • JCAHO 2005 - List of “Look-Alike, Sound-Alike medications” generated in hospitals to eliminate dispensing errors
  • JCAHO 2006 – Reconciliation of medications across the continuum of care

 
 
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