Specifically, of the events reported to the Authority, 50 percent were related to wrong-procedure or test, 30 percent were related to wrong-patient, 15 percent were related to wrong-side and five percent were related to wrong-site radiology errors.
The authority cites the principles of the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery, outlined by The Joint Commission as transferrable to disciplines other than surgery to prevent unintended procedures and patient complications.
Read the news release about wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong-procedures.
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