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HCM 520
Critical Thinking Assignment
Medical Errors – Policy and Procedures (100 points)
Reporting errors in healthcare is an essential component of patient safety.
For this assignment, you will assume that you are a healthcare administrator at a healthcare
facility (Hospital, long term care facility, clinic, etc.).
You are tasked with creating a process for reporting errors and reducing adverse events at your
facility. Your submission will demonstrate your knowledge of healthcare error reporting to
create your process. Be sure to include at least one QI tool and discuss the process involved.
Describe how your process aligns with current practices in KSA. Include current data of medical
errors in healthcare settings within KSA and describe what the current gaps are. Your process
should address these gaps that are published in the literature.
Your process should include the following:
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An identification of the most prevalent and common medical errors in your facility
Risks associated with those medical errors.
All individuals (staff, groups, agencies) will be involved in the reporting process.
Design a reporting template and be sure to include any workflow processes or tools that
can be used in the process.
• Provide a brief evaluation of departments responsible for following up on errors and
events.
Your report should meet the following structural requirements:
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Be five to six pages in length, not including the title or reference pages.
Be formatted according to APA 7th edition Saudi Electronic University writing
guidelines.
Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of six
scholarly articles. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or
lectures, but four must be external.
Utilize headings to organize the content of your work.
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