What should we report to medical error reporting systems?

What should we report to medical error reporting systems?

T he Netherlands is the latest country to announce the development of a national medical error reporting system. Australia has had one since 1989, Denmark has one, the UK introduced theirs in 2001, Canada announced their plans in 2003, and the USA has a proliferation of error reporting systems, including several that have been going for a number of years and that have a well developed body of k...

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

Should we consider non-compliance a medical error?

Non-compliance is an extensive intractable problem. This paper argues that we can gain significant insight into non-compliance if we apply theories developed to explain human error in organisations. The resultant framework encompasses intentional and unintentional non-compliance, shifts blame from the patient, and recognises the influence of other factors, including organisational ones. There a...

Error reporting in the emergency department: do we do what we say we do?

BACKGROUND The Joint Commission accreditation manual contains standards in improving organization performance related to report and review of patient care issues causing unexpected harm. In spite of regulations mandating reporting, it remains inconsistent, varying by provider type and hospital. Our purpose was to determine current attitudes, knowledge, and practice of error reporting among emer...

what should we know in bipps

cushing’s syndrome is a rare endocrine disease characterized by hypercortisolemia caused by excess acth secreted by the pituitary. distinguishing pituitary sources from the ectopic sources of acth is challenging because of the limited accuracy of noninvasive assays. the test that offers the highest sensitivity and specificity is bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (bipss). in patients wi...