Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 9:30 | Filled in Transparency
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has issued it's latest Advisory Report.
The eleven-member Authority was established in 2002 by the Pennsylvania Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act (MCARE Act).
Based on reports of medical errors that it receives from hospitals, birth centers, and ambulatory surgery centers around the State, the Authority releases a quarterly best-practice and staff education report.
The current issue covers various topics including:
- Improving the Safety of the Blood Transfusion Process
- Tubing Misconnections: Making the Connection to Patient Safety
- Probiotic Use for Clostridium Difficile Infection
- OR Fire Prevention Video
- Management of MRSA in Ambulatory Surgical Facilities
- Quarterly Update on the Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery Project
The report offers insights not available in all states, since most do not yet have a mandatory reporting requirement. See the graph at Dead by Mistake to determine whether your state has a medical error reporting requirement.
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