Assignment task: Accountability
This discussion is based on a story of an 18-month old named Josie King that lost her life because of a medical error. Josie's mother used the settlement money to create the Josie King Foundation to help reduce the mortality rate by encouraging hospitals to adopt patient-safety programs.
Instructions:
Read the Josie's Story Teaches Hospitals How to Become Safer
Read the following safety techniquies for patients:
- For Caregivers
- Patient Safety
Watch the Josie King Story video.
Express your feelings about Josie and the culture of hiding mistakes and the approximately 98,000 persons that die each year in America because of medical errors.