Discussion Board 5- Health Quality & Management
Discussion Board 5- Health Quality & Mgt
1. Read the description of the wrong-site surgery event in Critical Concept 8.2 and the root causes identified by the team who conducted the RCA (root cause analysis). Conduct a literature review and/or Internet search for risk reduction strategies aimed at preventing wrong-site surgeries. Which of these strategies would help prevent a similar event from occurring at the hospital described in Critical Concept 8.2?
2. [“To Err is Human”] Should one try to make the CQI (continuous process improvement) process perfect or simply acceptable? Explain your position.
Requirements: 250 words minimum for each question
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- Risk reduction strategies to minimize the chances of wrong-site surgery
Redesigning the patient care process is critical in minimizing the chances of harmful errors to patients. From the wrong-site surgery event discussed in Critical Concept 8.2, the completeness of the preoperative assessment process was a significant contributing factor. As noted by Khajavi et al., (2018), one risk reduction strategy to reduce the chances of wrong-site surgery in this example is by reducing…
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