Improving Patient Safety: Practice Errors and Sentinel Events in Occupational Therapy

Improving Patient Safety: Practice Errors and Sentinel Events in Occupational Therapy
Author: Rebecca Martin, OTR/L, OTD

Objectives
The goal of this program is to define common practice errors in occupational therapy and explore approaches for prevention. The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals will also be described, as they impact practice and service delivery models. After you study the information here, you will be able to —

• Define practice errors and sentinel events most common in occupational therapy practice
• Identify strategies to reduce errors and improve patient safety.
• Describe the impact of errors on patients and providers.

Grant Provider
This course has been made available for FREE through a promotional arrangement with Memorial Medical Center until September 21, 2010.

Click here to take this free course for Occupational Therapists.