Legal Aspects Of Patient Safety

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Legal Aspects Of Patient Safety

• Richard P. Kidwell UPMC Director of Risk
  Management

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Avoiding Adverse Events

• Communication
• Patient/Family
• Make them part of care team
• Listen
• Informed Consent
• Respond
• Check Advance Directives
• Condition H
• Technology

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Avoiding Adverse Events

• Communication
• Other Providers
• Handoffs
• SBAR
• I Need Clarity
• Move Info Up or Along The Chain
• Encourage Questions/Seek Assistance
• Dont Use Abbreviations

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Examples of Effective Communication

• Team Training
• Simulation
• OB/Anesthesia/Nursing
• Post-Discharge Test Results
• Panic Value Policy
• Radiology Incidental Findings

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Fundamentals

• Patient Identification
• Marking the Site
• Follow up on Test Results
• Legibility
• Check the Patient, Not Just the Chart