Medical Error - Methods To Improve Safety and Reduce Error

Methods To Improve Safety and Reduce Error

Further information: Patient safety

Medical care is frequently compared adversely to aviation: while many of the factors that lead to errors in both fields are similar, aviation's error management protocols are regarded as much more effective.

  1. patient's informed consent policy
  2. patient's getting a second opinion from another independent practitioner with similar qualifications
  3. voluntary reporting of errors (to obtain valid data for cause analysis)
  4. root cause analysis
  5. Electronic or paper reminders to help patients maintain medication adherence
  6. systems for ensuring review by experienced or specialist practitioners
  7. hospital accreditation

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