Background
Patients interacting with healthcare organizations have an expectation of safety. Yet, the fundamental mission of the health profession has been challenged with widespread and persistent medical errors. An estimated 98,000 fatalities result from medical errors every year in the United States (IOM, 2000). In addition to causing loss of public confidence, these events have increased patient morbidity and mortality and raised healthcare costs (Pham et al., 2012). The past 10 years have demonstrated a national focus on reducing these adverse events, with an increase in research and prevention. Despite focused efforts on error prevention, minimal progress has been made to make healthcare safer (MacDonald, 2013).
Error Recovery