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Readings

· Course Text: Medical Quality Management: Theory and Practice

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. Chapter 9, "Interfaces Between Quality Improvement, Law, and Medical Ethics" This chapter examines legal and ethical issues related to health care quality.

· Course Text: Foundations in Patient Safety for Health Professionals

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. Chapter 8, "What to Do When Things Go Wrong" Error disclosure is addressed in this chapter.

· Article: Wachter, R., & Pronovost, P. (2009). Balancing "No Blame" with accountability in patient safety. New England Journal of Medicine, 361(14), 1401–1406. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. This article addresses the issue of individual accountability in health care organizations.

· Article: Miller, F. & Emanuel, E. (2008). Quality improvement research and informed consent. New England Journal of Medicine, 358(8) 765–767. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Ethical concerns related to quality improvement research are addressed in this article.

· Article: Howie, W. (2009). Mandatory reporting of medical errors: Crafting policy and integrating it into practice. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 5(9), 649–654. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. The author discusses the need for mandatory reporting of errors.

Optional Resources

· Course Media: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (1997). Beyond blame: Solutions to America's other drug problem. Solona Beach, CA. Available for purchase at http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=1610