There is near universal agreement in healthcare on the need for quality. Yet, medical errors annually kill more in the US than the wars in Viet Nam, Iraq, and Afghanistan combined. Why is quality in healthcare so elusive? Base your observations on scholarly research. This is not an exchange of opinions, rather informed conclusions based on facts and content identified in research.
A Medical error is a preventable adverse effect of medical care, whether or not it is evident or harmful to the patient. A recent Johns Hopkins study claims more than 250,000 people in the U.S die every year from medical errors. Other reports claim the numbers to be as high as 440,000.
Dr. Martin Makary, professor and surgeon of health policy and management of Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine defines a death due to medical error is maunly caused by inadequately skilled staff, error in judment or care, a system defect, a comminucation breakdown or a preventable adverse effect.. This includes computer breakdowns, mix-ups with the doses or types of medications administered to patients and surgical complications that go undiagnosed.
Another fact is the harrowing impact of the opioid epidemic on US. According to New York Times analysis of state data drug overdose deaths reached on a highest rate around 59,000 to 65,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2016. In comparison, morethan 58,200 US troops died in the Vietnam war between 1955 and 1975, and more than 4,500 have died so far in the Iraq war since 2003 - which ads up to more than 62,700.
To Prevent / Reduce Medical errors
1.All healthcare workers be aware that medical errors not only harm the patients but also lead to medical malpractice litigation.
2. Clinicians need to verify their orders before submission.
3. The pharmacist will verify the dose,correct drug, and agent.
4. The nurse must check the the drug before administering, checking the right dose, right drug, and the right patient.
5. In the end constant awareness by every member of the medical professional team is the main way to reduce the medical errors.
There is near universal agreement in healthcare on the need for quality. Yet, medical errors annually...
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