M7A1 Improving Patient Safety

Discussion Board Topic: Read the description of the wrong-site surgery event in Critical Concept 8.2 and the root causes identified by the team who conducted the RCA. Conduct a literature review and Internet search for risk reduction strategies aimed at preventing wrong-site surgeries. Which of these strategies would help prevent a similar event from occurring at the hospital described in Critical Concept 8.2?

Textbook information: Chapter 8 & 9
Spath, Patrice. Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management, 2nd edition. Health Administration Press . 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1-56793-593-6