Medical Errors and the United States Healthcare System
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Course Objective
The purpose of this course is to update physicians on the continuing impacts and challenges of medical errors for the healthcare system in the United States and to provide strategies to address root causes of these errors.
Learning Objectives
Completion of this course will better enable the course participant to:
InforMed is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
InforMed designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) information can be viewed here: MOC Recognition Page
The purpose of this course is to update physicians on the continuing impacts and challenges of medical errors for the healthcare system in the United States and to provide strategies to address root causes of these errors.
Learning Objectives
Completion of this course will better enable the course participant to:
- Completion of this course will better enable the course participant to:
- Review terminology and categories of medical errors.
- Understand how to conduct a root cause analysis to identify and correct errors.
- Identify factors that contribute to medical error occurrence.
- Describe strategies for reducing common medical errors.
InforMed is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
InforMed designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) information can be viewed here: MOC Recognition Page