Risk Management

Applications in Hospitals

The concept, usage and learning of risk management phenomenon are important for all institutions in healthcare industry. The most important purpose of risk management in healthcare industry is learning from errors, it is these human errors that pave the way for us to learn prepare and not repeat these errors again. These errors can lead to a medical incident and the learning from them occurs when these incidents are discussed within teams. Most of these incidents are not discussed as individuals and teams tend to suppress these incidents mainly due to the seriousness it carries for the patient and their loved ones, for medical staff and for the hospital. The medical practice demands perfection in analysis and cure, admitting and dealing with human errors becomes difficult for the medical staff. In order to build confidence in staff to come forth and discuss these incidents there...
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