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RiskBites: Human factors in error
Published 6 years, 1 month ago
Description
To err is human, yet human error impacts the treatment outcomes for patients with as many of 12% of patients who attend hospital suffering an adverse outcome as a result of error¹.
This episode of RiskBites discusses if we should accept this as ‘just how it goes’ or can we take steps to positively influence our error rate?
Further Resources
https://www.dentalprotection.org/australia/publications-resources/dentolegal-articles/articles/human-factors-in-error
¹ Panagioti M et al, Prevalence, severity, and nature of preventable patient harm across medical care settings: systemic review and meta-analysis, BMJ 2019; 366:4185
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This episode is part of our podcast series, RiskBites, which provides short, bite-sized guidance around some of the key issues impacting the dental profession right now.
This episode of RiskBites discusses if we should accept this as ‘just how it goes’ or can we take steps to positively influence our error rate?
Further Resources
https://www.dentalprotection.org/australia/publications-resources/dentolegal-articles/articles/human-factors-in-error
¹ Panagioti M et al, Prevalence, severity, and nature of preventable patient harm across medical care settings: systemic review and meta-analysis, BMJ 2019; 366:4185
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This episode is part of our podcast series, RiskBites, which provides short, bite-sized guidance around some of the key issues impacting the dental profession right now.