A recently published book emphasizes the importance of the health care field taking the time to ensure that patient safety is their main priority. The book Error Reduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety is something that hospitalists, medical professionals, and long-term care facilities should be paying attention to, especially in light of The Joint Commission\u2019s focus on reliability and process improvements. <\/p>\n
Decubitis ulcers, postoperative deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms are serious events that some health care professionals have caused, the book shows. The medical errors, in some cases, were preventable and show a lack of patient monitoring, miscommunication between colleagues, adequate medication and therapies, and misdiagnoses. Medical malpractice claims rose because of these missed opportunities to carry out quality patient care.<\/p>\n
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also calls these events that happen because of medical error \u201cnever events\u201d. Patients have a right to take (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A recently published book emphasizes the importance of the health care field taking the time to ensure that patient safety is their main priority. The book Error Reduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety is something…<\/span><\/p>\n