Medical Error Prevention for Mental Health Professionals

The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) 1999 publication To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System illuminated the unfortunate reality of medical errors in the healthcare industry. The report reviewed the prevalence of medical errors in the United States and highlighted measures that should be taken to prevent them. Specifically, the authors of the report noted that at least 44,000 and perhaps as many as 98,000 Americans were dying in hospitals each year as a result of medical errors. As a result of an increase in medical error incidents, the Florida Legislature mandates that all healthcare professionals and those working as members of an extended healthcare team in Florida complete a two-hour course on the topic of prevention of medical errors. This continuing education course is designed to satisfy the requirements of the Florida law and provide all licensed behavioral and mental health professionals with information regarding the root cause analysis process, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety.

The purpose of this course is to satisfy the requirement of the Florida law and provide all licensed mental health professionals with information regarding the root cause analysis process, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

  1. Define "medical error."
  2. Describe the root cause analysis process, and identify the most common sentinel events.
  3. Evaluate the most common errors in psychological or behavioral settings and strategies to prevent these errors.
  4. Identify potential psychological consequences of medical errors.

Additional Information

Partner: 
NetCE
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Course opens: 
01/01/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Cost:
$15.00
Rating: 
0

Available Credit

  • 2.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

Price

Cost:
$15.00
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NetCE Course No. 71313

This course is offered through NetCE.

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