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Medical errors are responsible for injury in as many as 1 out of every 25 hospital patients and an estimated 48,000 to 98,000 patients die from medical errors each year. Errors in health care have been estimated to cost more than $5 million per year in a large teaching hospital, and preventable health care-related errors cost the economy from $17 to $29 billion each year. Most of the medical errors are systems- related and not attributable to individual negligence or misconduct. The key to reducing medical errors is to focus on improving the systems of delivering care and not to blame individuals.
New: Overcoming Challeges to CAUTI Prevention Online Program. |
Advisory Board Arlene Escuro, MS, RD, LD, CNSC Dorothy B. Doughty, MN, RN, FNP, CWOCN®, FAAN Lisa Gorski, RN, CS, MS, CRNI,® FAAN Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC Denise Nix, RN, MS, CWOCN® |
Safe Practices in Patient Care is published by Saxe Healthcare Communications.
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Each issue of Safe Practices in Patient Care contains a Free Continuing Education activity (CE). The costs for the CE have been funded through an educational grant provided by Covidien. |
