 Have a process after medical error  Create strategies for prevention

Response to Joint Commission Concerns  Follow 4 “W” and the Evaluation method  Who was responsible  What compliant was made  Why it was not presented  When process or policy was approved at the time of survey  Answers questions in detail  Response ASAP to the accreditation report

How to Reduce Medical Errors?  Involvement of more users  Design a process with accurate details  Develop error recovery plan  Standardize consistency of the process  Team work

Conclusion  HIPAA (1996)  Meet criteria for HIPAA privacy, security, and HITECH (2009)  Ethical issues related to breach notice  What is medical errors and how to reduce liability  Concerns of Joint Commission  Reduce medical error to improve quality improvement

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