HCA375 Week 4 Discussion (dq1+dq2)

HCA375

Week 4 Discussion

DQ 1 Medical Errors

According to Sollecito & Johnson 2013, “Organizations do not suddenly start making mistakes. They tend to slide imperceptibly into a set of conditions that produce medical errors” p. 327. After completing this week’s reading discuss this concept as it relates to quality patient outcomes. Answer the following questions:

In your opinion, do you believe that errors in the hospital setting are inevitable? Why or why not?

b. If the most frequent type of error is omitting a step in delivering care Sollecito & Johnson, 2013, p. 312, would it be better to focus on the individual who omitted the step or the system in which they work? Explain your answer.

c. What role could being a “learning organization” play in reducing errors?

Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources, cited in APA format.

DQ 2 Disclosure and Litigation

Complete the week’s reading and view the Safe Patient Project video about Linda: Katy,TX, then answer the following questions:

a. What was the errors in the case presented in the video?

b. Why do you think the errors happened? What might the contributing factors be in this situation?

c. Imagine you are this patient’s physician and are meeting with the family member to describe what happened. How would you communicate the error?

d. Do you believe there is a link between how the error was disclosed and the actions the family member took afterward? Explain your answer.

Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize a minimum of one scholarly source from the Ashford University Library, cited in APA format.

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts