Kelly Knapp's List: Essay2

Gives some advantages of electronic medical records.

Explains how when a mistake is make the public should be made aware of it. Discusses how hospitals are trying to fight with having to admit to their mistakes. Gives a number of examples of people that were affected by medical mistakes.

Discusses how most hospitals weren't designed with safety in mind. Addresses the "culture of cover-up". Medical professionals all belong to their own "tribe".

Describes new requirements that could create possible benefits for both patient safety and litigation risk management. Describes a model for accomplishing these goals that encourages health care providers to communicate more effectively with patients following an adverse event or medical error, learn from mistakes,etc...

Provides some statistics about medical facilities safety and practices. Discusses on how hospitals can improve on safety and practices that affect the patient.

Says hospitals need to have programs that encourage employees to admit their mistakes. Different medical mistake cases were examined. Represented analyzed data obtained during a descriptive, correlational study.

Discusses new systems/technologies medical facilities can use to improve patient safety. Believes doctors medical mistakes should be made public.

Discusses three major trends in American health policy. Brings up specific cases that involved mistakes made by medical professionals.

Discusses cases where patients died from medical mistakes. She talks about what can be done to help solve the problem.