Medical Error Reporting – Policy And Procedures

Please find the attached file and make sure you can provide all the requirements and avoid plagiarism. Also, find the policy file as an example

Your well-written Policy and Procedures document should meet the following requirements:

One to two pages in length.
Utilize the Medical Error Policy template linked below.
Provide support for your work with in-text citations from a minimum of six scholarly articles.
Provide full APA references for the sources used, along with appropriate in-text citations.

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Scenario:

A new, free-standing hospital has been built in Saudi Arabia and will be opening in the coming year. The hospital’s leadership is well aware of the high rate of medical errors that occur in hospitals throughout the Kingdom and is eager to put proactive plans in place prior to opening.

As part of these efforts, you have been tasked with writing the organization’s policy and procedures on reporting medical errors. Your document should be thorough but succinct. It must include the following elements:

· Policy title

· Policy statement

· Purpose

· Authority

· Scope

· Responsibility

· Procedures.

Your well-written Policy and Procedures document should meet the following requirements:

· One to two pages in length.

· Utilize the Medical Error Policy template linked below.

· Provide support for your work with in-text citations from a minimum of six scholarly articles.

· Provide full APA references for the sources used, along with appropriate in-text citations.

References:

· Abdel-Latif, M. M. M., (2016). Knowledge of healthcare professionals about medication errors in hospitals. Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 7(3), 87-92. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4910473/

· Aljadhey, H., Mahmoud, M. A., Hassali, M. A., Alrasheedy, A., Alahmand, A., Saleem, F., …&Bates, D. W. (2014). Challenges to and the future of medication safety in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative study . Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 22(4), 326-332.

· Alsafi, E., Baharoon, S., Ahmed, A., Al-Jahdali, H. H., Al Zahrani, S., & Al Sayyari, A. (2015). Physicians’ knowledge and practice towards medical error reporting: a cross-sectional hospital-based study in Saudi Arabia. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 21(9), 655-664.Retrieved from http://www.emro.who.int/emhj-volume-21-2015/volume-21-issue-9/physicians-knowledge-and-practice -towards-medical-error-reporting-a-cross-sectional-hospital-based-study-in-saudi-arabia.html

· Bin Ghaffar, U., Ahmed, S. M., & Faraz, A. (2015). A review of the frequency of medical error in Saudi Arabia: An emerging concern. Journal of evidence based medicine and healthcare, 2(52), 8692-8695. Retrieved from http://www.jebmh.com/abstract.php?at_id=93757

· Medical errors kill 2,500 in the Kingdom every year (2016). Retrieved http://saudigazette.com.sa/opinion/local-viewpoint/medical-errors-kill-2500-kingdom-every-year/