1. [From 10$/Pg] Increased Awareness Concerning Patient
[From 10$/Pg] Increased Awareness Concerning Patient Why are organizations encouraged
to develop a culture of safety? How can a culture of safety be achieved? How can a culture of
safety be assessed? Research and identify an article discussing a healthcare organization e.g.
hospital, nursing home, surgery center, patient care facility etc. that has implemented
innovative safety operations to reduce corporate risk. Summarize three to four main points
from your selected article Patient Safety IssuesThe need for increased awareness
concerning patient safety issues within the current U.S. health care delivery system,
definitive protocols, universal procedures, and strong leadership has reached a critical
juncture. Data suggests increases in medical errors within the last decade to be staggering.
Poignant and dramatic speculations have been argued, yet there seems to be a lack of
solidification regarding the causative agent. Furthermore, “preventing errors means
designing the health care system at all levels to make it safer. Building safety into processes
of care is a more effective way to reduce errors than blaming individuals” (Institute of
Medicine, 2000, p.4). Suggestions have been incorporated into the demographics pertaining
to policy, procedures, areas of concern, and overlapping departmental operations. However,
the most prominent recommendations highlight leadership, research, watchdog reporting
efforts, yet also introducing increased levels of patient safety within individual
organizations.Competency within leadership positions and the ability to implement
improved patient safety protocols will produce greater return regarding applicability of
processes. The ability to think critically automatically improves systems, “the growing
awareness of the frequency and significance of errors in health care creates an imperative
to improve our understanding of the problem and devise workable solutions” (Institute of
Medicine, 2000, p.7). With this in mind, the ability to learn from past performance short
comings, and the ability to create systems/ processes pertaining to monitoring future
progress will aid the U.S health care delivery system in producing increased patient safety
standards. Leadership will ultimately be the key predicator regarding the actual application
phase of increased patient safety standards; however, this does not necessarily mean
leadership at the federal and state level, individual leadership among organizations will
undoubtedly afford great strides in the endeavor to produce, maintain, and extrapolate vast
areas of improvement issues pertaining to protocol and data.An ongoing issue, patient
safety and quality of care, limitations exist within all areas of application. Within the current
system, “there are large gaps between the care people should receive and the care they do
receive. This is true for preventative, acute, and chronic care, whether one goes for a
2. checkup, a sore throat, or diabetic care” (Institute of Medicine, 2001, p.236). Research and
knowledge will ultimately prevail as the capstone regarding increased patient safety along
the various avenues of health care, areas such as primary, secondary, and tertiary care will
need to be educated pertaining to data driven conclusions, continual educations seminars,
and mandates set in place by state and federal organizations. The application of leadership
dedicated and focused regarding long term improvement; along with, accurate and
applicable data driven assessments will provide avenues for advancement and possible
catch up pertaining to strides archived by outside industry. Incorporating commitment and
communication within the U.S. health care delivery system will produce a new era of
increased patient safety standards.ReferencesInstitute of Medicine. (2000). To error is
human: building a safer health system. Kohn, L.T., Corrigan, J.M. and Donaldson, M.S.
Washington, D.C. National Academy Press.Institute of Medicine. (2001). Crossing the quality
chasm: A new health system for the 21st century. Washington, D.C. National Academy
Press.Dr. Robert C. Smiles, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Arizona Global
![[From 10$/Pg] Increased Awareness Concerning Patient
[From 10$/Pg] Increased Awareness Concerning Patient Why are organizations encouraged
to develop a culture of safety? How can a culture of safety be achieved? How can a culture of
safety be assessed? Research and identify an article discussing a healthcare organization e.g.
hospital, nursing home, surgery center, patient care facility etc. that has implemented
innovative safety operations to reduce corporate risk. Summarize three to four main points
from your selected article Patient Safety IssuesThe need for increased awareness
concerning patient safety issues within the current U.S. health care delivery system,
definitive protocols, universal procedures, and strong leadership has reached a critical
juncture. Data suggests increases in medical errors within the last decade to be staggering.
Poignant and dramatic speculations have been argued, yet there seems to be a lack of
solidification regarding the causative agent. Furthermore, “preventing errors means
designing the health care system at all levels to make it safer. Building safety into processes
of care is a more effective way to reduce errors than blaming individuals” (Institute of
Medicine, 2000, p.4). Suggestions have been incorporated into the demographics pertaining
to policy, procedures, areas of concern, and overlapping departmental operations. However,
the most prominent recommendations highlight leadership, research, watchdog reporting
efforts, yet also introducing increased levels of patient safety within individual
organizations.Competency within leadership positions and the ability to implement
improved patient safety protocols will produce greater return regarding applicability of
processes. The ability to think critically automatically improves systems, “the growing
awareness of the frequency and significance of errors in health care creates an imperative
to improve our understanding of the problem and devise workable solutions” (Institute of
Medicine, 2000, p.7). With this in mind, the ability to learn from past performance short
comings, and the ability to create systems/ processes pertaining to monitoring future
progress will aid the U.S health care delivery system in producing increased patient safety
standards. Leadership will ultimately be the key predicator regarding the actual application
phase of increased patient safety standards; however, this does not necessarily mean
leadership at the federal and state level, individual leadership among organizations will
undoubtedly afford great strides in the endeavor to produce, maintain, and extrapolate vast
areas of improvement issues pertaining to protocol and data.An ongoing issue, patient
safety and quality of care, limitations exist within all areas of application. Within the current
system, “there are large gaps between the care people should receive and the care they do
receive. This is true for preventative, acute, and chronic care, whether one goes for a](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/increasedawarenessconcerningpatient-230617095359-f59518ca/85/increased-awareness-concerning-patientdocx-1-320.jpg)
