2 quality and safety Flashcards
two dimensions of quality
excellence and consistency
a major goal of quality
decrease unnecessary variation both in processes and outcomes
QC
reviews and corrects errors in radiology report
QA
report templates
QI
implement report templates, monitor, make adjustments
basic level of quality activities
qc
maintain rather than improve performance
QA
QI
changes in processes, systems, organizational structure
responsible for quality
everyone in the organization, organizational leaders too
practice based learning and improvement
show an ability to investigate and evaluate patient care practices, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, improve practice of medicine
systems based
awareness and responsibility to the larger context and systems of health care
professionalism
commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and adhering to ethical principles and being sensitive to diverse patient populations
to err is human
44 to 98, 000 in hospital deaths per year were attributable to medical errors
to err is human report, societal costs of medical errors
17 to 29 billion
factors contributing to errors
non system decentralized nature, failure to focus on errors, impediment of the liability system to identify errors, failure to provide financial incentive to improve safety
most errors are single or multifactorial
multi