4. “Never Events” - History
In 1999, IOM’s published To Err Is
Human, called for a nationwide public
mandatory reporting system to identify
and learn from medial errors.
The term "Never Event" ,2001 by Ken
Kizer, National Quality Forum (NQF), in
reference to particularly shocking medical
errors.
5. “Never Events” - History
• The National Quality Forum (NQF) ,1999 - established in the
United States in 1999 as a nonprofit, patient advocacy group.
• Aim to improve the quality of healthcare in the US, by
developing and implementing a national quality measurement
and reporting system.
• In 2002, it produced a list of 27 ‘Serious Reportable Events’
(SRE) under 6 categories with further updates in 2006 and 2011
6. “Never Events” - History
In 2008, US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services adopted a list of 10 hospital acquired
conditions from the original list, officially
referred to as never events.
same year in the UK, Lord Darzi published
‘High-quality care for all: NHS Next Stage
Review’ proposed the introduction of a similar
initiative for the NHS in England.
The National Patient Safety Agency(NPSA) in
2010 launched the Never Event Framework
and drew up a core list consisting of eight
events, later revised.
7. “Never Events” - definition
‘‘Serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should
not occur if relevant preventive measures have been put in
place.”
Never events are the "kind of mistake” that should “never
happen" in the field of medical treatment.
Leapfrog Group – “adverse events that are serious, largely
preventable, and of concern to both the public and healthcare
providers for the purpose of public accountability.”
8. What are they…
1 • SURGICAL OR INVASIVE PROCEDURE EVENTS
2 • PRODUCT OR DEVICE EVENTS
3 • PATIENT PROTECTION EVENTS
4 • CARE MANAGEMENT EVENTS
5 • ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS
6 • RADIOLOGIC EVENTS
7 • POTENTIAL CRIMINAL EVENTS
9. SURGICAL OR
INVASIVE
PROCEDURE
EVENTS
1A. Surgery or other invasive procedure
performed on the wrong site
1B. Surgery or other invasive procedure
performed on the wrong patient
1C. Wrong surgical or other invasive
procedure performed on a patient
1D. Unintended retention of a foreign
object in a patient after surgery or
other invasive procedure
1E. Intraoperative or immediately
postoperative/death in an ASA Class 1
patient
10. PRODUCT OR
DEVICE
EVENTS
• 2A. Patient death or serious injury
associated with the use of
contaminated drugs, devices, or
biologics provided by the healthcare
setting.
• 2B. Patient death or serious injury
associated with the use or function of
a device in patient care, in which the
device is used or functions other than
as intended.
• 2C. Patient death or serious injury
associated with intravascular air
embolism that occurs while being
cared for in a healthcare setting.
11. PATIENT
PROTECTION
EVENTS
3A. Discharge or release of a
patient/resident of any age,
who is unable to make
decisions, to other than an
authorized person
3B. Patient death or serious
injury associated with patient
elopement (disappearance)
3C. Patient suicide, attempted
suicide, or self-harm that
results in serious injury, while
being cared for in a healthcare
setting
12. CARE
MANAGEMENT
EVENTS
4A. Patient death or serious injury
associated with a medication error
4B. Patient death or serious injury
associated with unsafe administration
of blood products
4C. Maternal death or serious injury
associated with labor or delivery in a
low-risk pregnancy while being cared
for in a healthcare setting
4D. Death or serious injury of a
neonate associated with labor or
delivery in a low-risk pregnancy (new)
13. 4E. Patient death or serious injury
associated with a fall while being
cared for in a healthcare setting
4F. Any Stage 3, Stage 4, and
unstageable pressure ulcers acquired
after admission to a healthcare setting
4G. Artificial insemination with the
wrong donor sperm or wrong egg
4H. Patient death or serious injury
resulting from the (new) irretrievable
loss of an irreplaceable biological
specimen
4I. Patient death or serious injury
resulting from failure to follow up or
communicate laboratory, pathology, or
radiology test results (new)
CARE
MANAGEMENT
EVENTS
14. ENVIRONMENTAL
EVENTS
5A. Patient or staff death or serious
injury associated with an electric shock
5B. Any incident in which systems
designated for oxygen or other gas to be
delivered to a patient contains no gas,
the wrong gas, or are contaminated by
toxic substances
5C. Patient or staff death or serious
injury associated with a burn incurred
from any source
5D. Patient death or serious injury
associated with the use of physical
restraints or bedrails
15. RADIOLOGIC
EVENTS
6A. Death or serious injury of a
patient or staff associated with the
introduction of a metallic object
into the MRI area (new)
16. POTENTIAL
CRIMINAL
EVENTS
7A. Any instance of care ordered by or
provided by someone impersonating a
physician, nurse, pharmacist, or other
licensed healthcare provider
7B. Abduction of a patient/resident of
any age
7C. Sexual abuse/assault on a patient
or staff member within or on the
grounds of a healthcare setting
7D. Death or serious injury of a patient
or staff member resulting from a
physical assault (i.e., battery) that
occurs within or on the grounds of a
healthcare setting
20. What are we worried ABOUT ..
• Breaking Bad News
• Damage to reputation
• Facing questions of relatives
• Fear of mob violence
• Handling police enquiry
• Medico-legal issues – arrest, courts, case, judgment…
• Compensation amount
• Loss of confidence
• Stress in future cases
22. How to tackle a never event…
The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit quality-improvement
organization whose members work to improve regulations
surrounding the quality and safety of American healthcare.
According to the Leapfrog Group, hospitals commit to follow
4 steps:
1) Apologize to the patient
2) Report the event
3) Perform a root cause analysis
4) Waive costs directly related to the event.
23. How to prevent…
• Every Never event - existing
guidelines for their prevention.
• Safety culture with strong clinical
leadership.
• Adoption of design and
technological solutions.
• Meticulous and conscientious use
of checklists .
27. References ..
1. National quality forum
https://www.qualityforum.org/Topics/SREs/List_of_SREs.aspx
2. Siddharth S Adyanthaya, Vishal Patil; Never events: an anaesthetic
perspective, Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain,
Volume 14, Issue 5, 1 October 2014, page 197-
201 https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkt055
3. https://businesstoday.co.ke/10-shocking-cases-wrong-patient-
surgeries/
4. Chapter 9: How hospitals can be made safer- How to
make sure “never “ events never occur
thebestmedicalcare.com/patient-safety/how-hospitals-can-be-
made.html
5. https://www.who.int/patientsafety/safesurgery/checklist/en/
6. https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/national%20patient
%20safety%20implimentation_for%20web.pdf
Editor's Notes
IOM’s 1999, To Err Is Human, called for a nationwide public mandatory reporting system to identify and learn from medical errors.
• The term "Never Event" was first introduced in 2001 by Ken Kizer, MD, former CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF), in reference to particularly shocking medical errors.
Before the IOM reports, medical errors were generally considered acceptable consequences of care and remained deeply hidden
• The National Quality Forum (NQF) was created in 1999 by a coalition of public-and private-sector leaders in response to the recommendation of the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry.
• The NQF is a nonprofit organization that aims to improve the quality of healthcare in the United States.
• The primary aim of the NQF is to improve healthcare by developing and implementing a national quality measurement and reporting system.
• In 2002, the NQF created a list of 27 “Serious Reportable Events” (SRE’s) which is the term the NQF uses for “Never Events”. Today the list contains 29 SRE’s
In 2008, with theprimary aim of increasing awareness of thequality agenda the US Centers for Medicare andMedicaid Services adopted a list of 10 hospitalacquired conditions from the original list ofSRE, which they officially referred to as neverevents. They subsequently introduced a
According to the Leapfrog Group never events are defined as adverse events that are serious, largely preventable, and of concern to both the public and healthcare providers for the purpose of public accountability.
Nqfs list SRE wer divided into 7 categories..
(e.g., errors involving the wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong patient, wrong time, wrong rate, wrong preparation, or wrong route of administration)
These graph grossly depicts lesser number than actual…becoz poor reporting or non reporting ..but why so what are we worried about..
According to the Leapfrog Group never events are defined as adverse events that are serious, largely preventable, and of concern to both the public and healthcare providers for the purpose of public accountability.
NHS..
Hospital should maintain a never event registry..
Universal protocol for preventing wrong side ,wrong procedure, and wrong person (Joint Commission ,2009)
1. Preprocedural verification of all relevant documents