Legal aspects 6

1. How common are these errors reviewed on the previous slides 1-47 in this week's lecture presentation? What are the top sentinel events in the hospital setting?  Research Joint Commission (joint commission.org)and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI.org)

2. What are some factors contributing to these errors?

3. What outcomes do they lead to (ex: what types of adverse events, mortality rate, cost, etc.)?

4. How should this problem be addressed (ex: best practices)?