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Vulnerable
to medical errors? |
- At the heart of
its services, Critical Management Solutions assists healthcare
organizations with pro-active risk
reduction of medical errors (also referred to as sentinel
events) through on-site assessment of systems and processes designed
to reduce the likelihood of a medical error occurring in the future.
- Our pro-active
risk reduction:
- Immediately
focuses on medication errors, wrong site surgery, patient suicide
and transfusion errors – the leading medical errors in hospitals;
- Incorporates
an on-site assessment of systems and processes designed to reduce
the likelihood of a sentinel event;
- Results in
the development and implementation of a performance improvement
program to incorporate safe, risk-reduced practices into your everyday
operation.
Equipped
to manage the crisis of a
sentinel event? |
- When a healthcare
organization suffers the unfortunate experience
of a sentinel event, Critical Management Solutions will:
- Perform an
immediate, thorough and confidential investigation
of the sentinel event;
- Conduct the
root cause analysis in a non-confrontational, non-judgmental
and non-punitive manner;
- Develop and
implement an action plan that will reduce the likelihood of such
an event from occurring in the future;
- Subject solutions
to failure mode, effect, and criticality analysis (FMECA);
- Guide you in
reporting the event to the appropriate regulatory and accrediting
bodies;
- Shape media
and public relations messages;
- Address the
psychological and emotional effects that a medical error can have
on the involved staff.
- We are
available to support the healthcare organization 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
Pending
JCAHO or state license survey? |
- Other consulting
services provided include:
- JCAHO, State
Health Department and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) survey preparation:
- On-site
support during surveys and inspections;
- Staff
and physician education regarding Joint Commission standards
and survey process.
- Assistance
with responding to EMTALA or other regulatory violations;
- Development
of state and federal regulatory plans of correction;
- Staff and
physician education regarding Joint Commission standards and survey
process;
- Development
and implementation of Performance Improvement programs.
- In addition to
our core business of healthcare consulting, we conduct educational
seminars and conferences on medical error risk-reduction and
how to conduct an effective root cause analysis.
- We are working
to form a strategic partnership with a software developer to create
a computer-based risk assessment model that will help
determine the level of risk for a medical error in a hospital or other
healthcare setting.
2313
North Grant Ave. - Wilmington, DE 19806 - (302) 427.2461 - Fax (302) 427.2320
gkrasker@NoMoreErrors.com
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