Medical Error Prevention and Root Cause Analysis ________________________________________________ R elease D ate : 09/01/22 E xpiration D ate : 08/31/26 MDFL02EP — 2 CREDITS
Medical Error Prevention and Root Cause Analysis
In addition to receiving AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM , physicians participating in Maintenance of Certification will receive the following points appropriate to their certifying board: 2 ABIM MOC Points, 2 ABS MOC Points, 2 ABA MOCA Points, 2 ABP MOC Points, 2 ABPath CC Points.
Faculty Marjorie Conner Allen, BSN, JD , received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Florida, Gainesville, in 1984. She began her nursing career at Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics at the University of Florida, Gainesville. While prac- ticing nursing at Shands, she gave continuing education seminars regarding the nursing implications for dealing with adolescents with terminal illness. In 1988, Ms. Allen moved to Atlanta, Geor- gia where she worked at Egleston Children’s Hospital at Emory University in the bone marrow transplant unit. In the fall of 1989, she began law school at Florida State University. After graduating from law school in 1992, Ms. Allen took a two-year job as law clerk to the Honorable William Terrell Hodges, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. After completing her clerkship, Ms. Allen began her employment with the law firm of Smith, Hulsey & Busey in Jacksonville, Florida where she has worked in the litigation department defending hospitals and nurses in medical malpractice actions. Ms. Allen resides in Jacksonville and is currently in-house counsel to the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. Faculty Disclosure Contributing faculty, Marjorie Conner Allen, BSN, JD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Division Planners John M. Leonard, MD Jane C. Norman, RN, MSN, CNE, PhD Senior Director of Development and Academic Affairs Sarah Campbell Division Planners/Director Disclosure The division planners and director have disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Accreditations & Approvals In support of improving patient care, TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accred- itation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Creden- tialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT
• Read the enclosed course. • Complete the final examination questions at the end. A score of 70% is required. • Return your customer information/answer sheet, evaluation, and payment to InforMed by mail or complete online at BOOK.CME.EDU.
Audience This course is designed for all licensed healthcare professionals. Course Objective The purpose of this course is to satisfy the requirement of the Florida law and provide all licensed healthcare professionals with information regarding the root cause process, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety. Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Describe how the Institute of Medicine defines “medical error.” 2. Describe the types of sentinel events the Joint Commission has identified.
3. Discuss what factors must be included in a root cause analysis in order for the Joint Commission to consider it “thorough” and “credible.” 4. Identify what types of adverse incidents must be reported to the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. 5. Identify the most common sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission. 6. Evaluate the most common misdiagnoses, as recognized by the Florida Board of Medicine, and outline the safety needs of special populations, including non- English-proficient patients.
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