A Hospital Has Significantly Reduced the Number of Errors and Near-Miss

question 19

Multiple Choice

A hospital has significantly reduced the number of errors and near-miss episodes it has in the past 2 years.An accreditation body visitor might conclude that error and near-miss reductions are most directly related to:

• A) remediation of individual employees who make errors.
• B) policies and procedures that have been created to avoid problems.
• C) facility strategies to detect and address any potential problems.
• D) staff education in facility patient safety processes.

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