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Overview of Quality Improvement

Objective Understand the nature and extent of medical errors and how healthcare organizations should respond when adverse events occur.
Date February 18, 2011
Lecturer

Leo Anthony Celi
Project Lead, Sana

Lecture

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Readings

  1. Leape, L. "Error in Medicine." JAMA 272, no. 23 (1994): 1851-1857.
  2. Amazon logo Vincent, C. Patient Safety. Elsevier, 2006. ISBN: 9780443101205. [Preview with Google Books]
  3. Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors. "When Things Go Wrong: Responding to Adverse Events." 2006. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)

Discussion Questions

  1. Why has health care tolerated such high rates of error and injury?
  2. What is root cause analysis?
  3. What role can information systems play in addressing patient safety?