reporting system requiring all healthcare providers and employees to report adverse incidents to the risk manager or his or her designee within three business days of the incident. Other patient safety methods to reduce medical errors within the US healthcare system are; implementation of a standardized communication format, (a SBAR report), that is a hand of report from caregiver to caregiver, refrain from the use of medication abbreviations, two identifiers to identify patients, (example, name and medical record number), no verbal and telephone orders, time-out during procedures, labeling of the surgical site during operative procedures, mixture of medication in the pharmacy by certified pharmacist, and allowing patients to speak up regarding their medication management. In conclusion, medical errors are not the only indicator of quality care. There are however, many other aspects that pose the greatest threat to quality health care. Efforts to reduce medical errors over the last decade have not resulted in the achievement of desired outcomes. There is a plethora of current studies that suggest that the healthcare system continues to be riddled with errors and that patient worker safety is compromised. (Hutson, C).
reporting system requiring all healthcare providers and employees to report adverse incidents to the risk manager or his or her designee within three business days of the incident. Other patient safety methods to reduce medical errors within the US healthcare system are; implementation of a standardized communication format, (a SBAR report), that is a hand of report from caregiver to caregiver, refrain from the use of medication abbreviations, two identifiers to identify patients, (example, name and medical record number), no verbal and telephone orders, time-out during procedures, labeling of the surgical site during operative procedures, mixture of medication in the pharmacy by certified pharmacist, and allowing patients to speak up regarding their medication management. In conclusion, medical errors are not the only indicator of quality care. There are however, many other aspects that pose the greatest threat to quality health care. Efforts to reduce medical errors over the last decade have not resulted in the achievement of desired outcomes. There is a plethora of current studies that suggest that the healthcare system continues to be riddled with errors and that patient worker safety is compromised. (Hutson, C).