Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 6 MAS 131 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Reporting Errors and Near Misses
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The idea
When a medication error or a near miss happens, report it through the practice's incident process.
In practice
A near miss is an error caught before it reached the patient; reporting it lets the practice find the cause and fix the system before the error happens again.
Where people slip
Hiding an error protects no one; the patient may need care, and the cause stays in place.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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