To err is human - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 101 Exam 1 (Safety, restraints/alts, fall/ulcer prev, pharm principles)Institute of Medicine - correct answer Group of healthcare practitioners that disclose concerns within medical or healthcare facilities to the public To Err is Human - correct answer Humans make mistakes Lag time between discovery of more effective forms of treatment and their incorporation into routine patient care - correct answer 17 years What is taking away from patient focus, but making the healthcare worker...

CPXP Exam Study Guide (in progress) Rated A+ How did the report of quality measures to CMS begin? Hospitals could voluntarily report quality measures starting in 2001- adapting to current state from there What is HCAHPS Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System What are some metrics for outcome of care? mortality, readmission, complications, hospital associated infections Describe "Pay for performance" provide financial incentives to hospitals, physicians, and other pr...

NSG 6002 Week 1 knowledge Check (Highscore with Complete Solutions and resources for the exam) 1. How has the Quality Chasm Report been used to direct US health care? c.) This report has been used as the framework and foundation for multiple health policy initiatives since its release in 2001 2. What are the differences in patient safety and effective health care since the 1999 release of To Err is Human and the 2016 repo...

Annie Goodrich - First dean of the Army School of Nursing. quality (Part of Quality of Care) - A level of excellence of care based upon pre- established criteria. Institute of Medicine (IOM) (Part of Quality of Care) - "the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge" -FIRST report in 2000, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System - Three accepted elements:...

Patient Safety: IHI PS 101 Introduction to Patient Safety with complete solution According to WHO, in developed countries worldwide, what is the approximate likelihood that a hospitalized patient will be harmed while receiving care? - answer-10% According to WHO, in developed countries up to 10 percent of hospital patients may be harmed while receiving care. Since the publication of To Err Is Human in 1999, the health care industry overall has seen which of the following improvements? - ...

IHI PS 101 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION According to WHO, in developed countries worldwide, what is the approximate likelihood that a hospitalized patient will be harmed while receiving care? A <1% B 10% C 50% D >75% - answer-B 10% Since the publication of To Err Is Human in 1999, the health care industry overall has seen which of the following improvements? (A) A 75 percent reduction in preventable medical errors (B) Stronger repercussions for providers who commit pre...

Why do we focus on quality and safety? Why? correct answer: - To decrease medical errors - Medical errors create burden >Financial >Physical >Emotional Financial burdens correct answer: - Healthcare systems not reimbursed for something that occurred from medical error - Lawsuit payouts - Pt may have to take time off work to attend appointments/recover Physical burdens correct answer: - Wrong surgical site (wrong leg amputated) Emotional burdens correct answer: - Rol...

State Board's process if you did something bad. - they first investigate, then they put you into a program to help with whatever you did, they are never looking to take your license (as long as what you did was not to intentionally to harm someone else) Affordable Care Act - An expansion of medicaid, most of employers must provide health insurance, have insurance or face surtax, prevents rejection based on pre-existing condition. Also referred to as "Obamacare", signed into law in 2010. ...

NSG 6002 Week 1 knowledge Check (Highscore with Complete Solutions and resources for the exam) 1. How has the Quality Chasm Report been used to direct US health care? c.) This report has been used as the framework and foundation for multiple health policy initiatives since its release in 2001 2. What are the differences in patient safety and effective health care since the 1999 release of To Err is Human and the 2016 repo...

According to the World Health Organization, patient safety means: - Answer-freedom from unnecessary harm or potential harm associated with health care. According to Institute of Medicine's 1999 report To Err Is Human, between ____________ Americans die in hospitals each year due to errors in their care - Answer-44,000 and 98,000 Why is health care so dangerous? - Answer-Diagnosing and treating patients is incredibly complex. Practitioners are often inadequately trained to deliver ca...