"Continuous Professional Development in Patient Safety" - Erik ...
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<strong>Cont<strong>in</strong>uous</strong> <strong>Professional</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Patient</strong> Safety<br />
Medical Error and Healthcare Costs<br />
• Medical errors cost $17-29 billion per year <strong>in</strong><br />
expense, lost worker productivity and disability<br />
• US healthcare expense ris<strong>in</strong>g 7% per year,<br />
patient safety improv<strong>in</strong>g by 1% per year<br />
Reduc<strong>in</strong>g Errors <strong>in</strong> Healthcare: Translat<strong>in</strong>g Research Into Practice (2000). The Agency for Healthcare<br />
Research and Quality (AHRQ); 2000. Available at http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/errors.htm. Last accessed<br />
December 2012.<br />
www.nbome.org<br />
© 2012 NBOME
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