Discussion

This Week’s Topic: Board, CEO, and Clinical Staff Roles, Physician Education, Patient Safety

Describe the six topics a risk management should include in a curriculum created for doctors to encourage them to practice patient safety. Describe the possible contents of each of these modules. Check out the “Are You Safe” video before you do that. What part do the CEO and board members play in educating medical professionals and the entire clinical team as they seek to put a successful risk management program into place?
Review “Failure to Obtain Consent” and “Hospital Nightmare” as two simulations. In order to prevent instances like this, talk about the importance that patient safety procedures and staff and physician education play. What are the Board’s and CEO’s duties to guarantee a safe