HCA 375 Week 4 DQ 1 Medical Errors

HCA 375 Week 4 DQ 1 Medical Errors

According to Sollecito & Johnson 2013, “Organizations do not suddenly start making mistakes. They tend to slide imperceptibly into a set of conditions that produce medical errors” p. 327. After completing this week’s reading discuss this concept as it relates to quality patient outcomes. Answer the following questions:

a. In your opinion, do you believe that errors in the hospital setting are inevitable? Why or why not?

b. If the most frequent type of error is omitting a step in delivering care Sollecito & Johnson, 2013, p. 312, would it be better to focus on the individual who omitted the step or the system in which they work? Explain your answer.

c. What role could being a “learning organization” play in reducing errors?

Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources, cited in APA format.