Data identify a need to reduce medication errors in an institution. When requesting support to form a medication error reduction team from executive leadership, a healthcare quality professional should demonstrate
A healthcare organization had three medication incidents associated with narcotics. None of the events led to permanent loss of function or death, but could be considered near misses. Which of the following would be the best tool to use to identify influencing factors?
Leadership at an outpatient multi-specialty clinic is working toward becoming a high-reliability organization. In the past week, there have been three medication errors with high-risk medications in the procedure area. Which of thefollowing responses by leadership is consistent with high-reliability principles?
