Taking Action to Close the Loop on Diagnostic Error: Virtual Collaborative
Accurate and timely diagnosis depends nearly as much on the health care team and systems as it does on the diagnosticians themselves.
Accurate and timely diagnosis depends nearly as much on the health care team and systems as it does on the diagnosticians themselves.
Diagnostic errors affect an estimated 12 million Americans each year and likely cause more harm than all other medical errors combined.
How care teams react in the first crucial moments after a harm event determines whether we preserve trust, communicate, learn and improve.
National Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 14-20, 2021, is an annual event to promote awareness about patient/resident safety and showcase safety initiatives.
Recognizing that culture is multifaceted and unique to every team, your organization should tailor and implement best practices from the models that most align with your needs.
Culture determines whether care team members admit mistakes and ask for help, whether they feel safe speaking up about unsafe conditions, or whether they feel supported in bringing forth new process ideas.