MEDICAL ERRORS AND THE UNITED STATES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Release Date: 5/2022 Exp. Date 4/2025 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ COURSE DATES: MAXIMUM CREDITS:
FORMAT:
Enduring Material (Self Study)
TARGET AUDIENCE This course is designed for physicians (MD/DO) and all other health care professionals.
HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT:
• Read the course materials.
• Complete the self-assessment questions at the end. A score of 70% is required. • Ret urn your customer information/ answer sheet, evaluation, and payment to InforMed by mail, phone, fax or complete online at program website.
The purpose of this course is to update physicians on the continuing impacts and challenges of medical errors for the healthcare system in the United States and to provide strategies to address root causes of these errors. COURSE OBJECTIVE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Completion of this course will better enable the course participant to: 1. Review terminology and categories of medical errors. 2. Understand how to conduct a root cause analysis to identify and correct errors.
3. Identify factors that contribute to medical error occurrence. 4. Describe strategies for reducing common medical errors.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT InforMed is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
DESIGNATION STATEMENT InforMed designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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