CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EXAM IN PATIENT SAFETY WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EXAM IN PATIENT SAFETY WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS "handoffs" - ANSWERtransferring responsibility for a patient from one caregiver to another with the goal of providing timely, accurate information about a patient's plan of care, treatment, current condition and anticipated changes "signout" - ANSWERact of transmitting information about a patient % of adverse events within 3 wks of discharge - ANSWER20% 3/4 prevented or ameliorated % of healthcare professionals at any level engage in disruptive behavior - ANSWER2-4% % of Medicare beneficiaries in SNF experience an adverse event during their stay and how many were preventable - ANSWER22% half % of Medicare beneficiaries that are d/c to some form of LTC facilities after hospital stay - ANSWER40% % of Medicare pt re-hospitalized within 30 days of d/c - ANSWER20% % of physicians who develop a substance use disorder - ANSWER10-12% % who reported witnessing physicians engage in disruptive behavior vs. nurses - ANSWER77% 65% 1994 Error in Medicine - ANSWERDr. Lucian Leape highlighted the issue & presented a framework for error analysis and prevention 1999 institute of Medicine Report - ANSWER"To err is human: building a safer health system " toll of medical errors at the national level - 98,000 deaths every year due to preventable harm no single validated method for measuring eh overall safety of care 2001 Making Health Care Safer Report - ANSWERAHRQ first effort to use evidence-based medicine principles to id practices to improve pt safety 2003 health literacy results - ANSWERover a third had basic or below basic levels 53% had intermediate level 12% proficient