| Annual costs associated with medical errors are estimated at $17.1 trillion and 210,000 to 400,000 patient deaths. Education in quality and safety management for health professionals did not enter the national agenda until the 2010 Accountable Care Act. No unique academic discipline lays claim to healthcare quality and patient safety bodies of knowledge. The practice field has largely grown through on-the-job training and experiential learning. This paper describes a partnership between clinicians and faculty in an academic medical center to develop an academic program designed specifically to teach quality improvement and patient safety concepts and skills to clinicians and administrators. |
Updated 02/21/2015