Tracking and Reducing Adverse Events

Friday, October 7, 2011: 4:15 PM-5:15 PM
Primary Presenter:
Liz Silva, MSPT
Area of Emphasis: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement
Learning Objectives:
1. Define adverse events and factors that influence consistent data capture for adverse events
2. Identify factors that impact an agency’s ability to utilize their data
3. Describe ways to prevent future adverse events through comparative benchmarking data analysis
This session addresses the challenge of identifying, tracking and reducing adverse events. Learn how to define and capture consistent information about incidents and occurrences, infections and other events, with or without electronic medical records. Discover new approaches to reducing future adverse events through comparative benchmarking.
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