In today’s healthcare safety now has a cost associated with outcomes. This webinar deals with the issue of patient safety: what does it mean, what are some actual cases and how can they be avoided.
Safety impacts everyone from the patient to family to healthcare providers to the hospital administration. In the USA safety is no longer optional but tied to reimbursement. Liability associated with patient injuries and outcomes carries a high cost to hospitals. Practices such as aseptic technique, hand hygiene, education and good communication between clinicians and staff all work together in the culture of safety.
Course Objective:
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This presentation is designed to make us all think and consider what we do and why, how to do things better and to remember it is not about convenience, but needs to be patient focused safety.
