Becker's Healthcare October 24, 2019
The top five safety risks in ambulatory care are diagnostic testing errors, medication safety events, falls, HIPAA violations and security incidents, according to a new ECRI Institute analysis.
Plymouth Meeting, Pa.-based ECRI Institute, a non-profit patient safety organization, reviewed 4,355 events reported by ambulatory care centers, community health centers and physician practices between December 2017 and November 2018. Almost 50 percent of events involved diagnostic testing errors, while 25 percent were related to medication safety and the remainder involved falls, security and safety and privacy-related risks.
Here are the five key safety challenges and ECRI-recommended solutions:
1. Diagnostic testing errors: The majority of errors were related to lab tests. ECRI recommends implementing decision support tools for providers and...
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