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Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2001

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released "Informing the Future: Critical Issues in Health." The report covers many issues, including medical errors. Recommendations related to reducing medical errors include:
establish a center for patient safety within the Agency fo....

Author: Johnson, Sandra K; Rozovsky, Fay A.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2000

Medical errors are a problem of national concern. How can HIM professionals improve documentation and prevent errors? This article offers some risk management strategies.
Medical errors have been a hot topic since the release of last year's Institute of Medicine rep....

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Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2000

Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA), James Jeffords (R-VT), William Frist (R-TN), and Christopher Dodd (D-CT) are continuing to draft legislation that will curb medical errors and, at press time, was expected to be presented in June. Insiders indicated that the bill will likely focus on expan....

Author: Asmonga, Donald D.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2000

Estimates attribute between 44,000 to 98,000 deaths each year to medical errors in hospitals, while more than 7,000 deaths are the result of medication errors occurring in all healthcare settings. According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report "To Err is Human: Building a Saf....

Author: Institute of Medicine

Source: External web site

Publication Date: January 02, 2000

Author: Fuller, Sandra R.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 1998

Substantial changes were made to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' Sentinel Event Procedures at the November 1997 Board of Commissioners meeting. With an implementation date scheduled for April 1, 1998, all Joint Commission accredited healthcare organiz....