In The News
DID YOU KNOW?
- Today there are approximately 5100 ambulatory surgical facilities that perform 8 million annual procedures in ophthalmology, gastroenterology, orthopedic, ENT (ear, nose & throat), gynecology, urology and plastic surgery.
Source:GAO and American Medical News
- Every 15 to 20 minutes, 5 to 7 patients will die as a result of medical errors and infections acquired in health care organizations, and 85 to 133 patients will be injured. ¹
- It has also been estimated that for every death due to a medical error, there were 10 injuries and 100 instances where injury was prevented.2 Most accidents are avoided, but these "near misses" can provide rich information to lead to systems improvements
- Error proofing, applies concepts that can prevent mistakes in a process to specifically target processes that are most likely to generate mistakes. An objective, keen eye is what s needed to manage the process and reduce risk or medical liability.... does your organizations have the resources???
Source: Advanced Lean Thinking: Proven Methods
to Reduce Waste and Improve Quality in Health Care References 1. Spear S.J.: Fixing Health Care From The Inside, Today. Harv Bus Rev 83(9):78-91, 158, 2005.
MOVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE FORWARD