An act of commission (doing something wrong) or omission (failing to do the right thing) that leads to an undesirable outcome or significant potential for ...

Apr 23, 2024 · A medical error of commission is an action performed that contributes to a negative outcome, such as giving a patient the wrong medicine that ...

Any unauthorized departure of a patient from a staffed-around-the-clock care setting resulting in death or harm. Unanticipated death of a full-term infant.

Jun 17, 2022 · This concept is sometimes described as a medical provider not acting in a reasonably prudent manner.

Unintended injury or complication that results in disability, death, or prolonged hospital stay and is caused (including acts of omission and acts of commission) ...

Near miss: an unsafe situation that is indistinguishable from a preventable adverse event except for the outcome. · Error: a broader term referring to any act of ...

Abstract. A drug omission occurs when a patient does not receive a medication that has been ordered or when a medication has not been ordered despite being ...

An adverse event is defined as "an injury caused by medical management rather than by the underlying disease or condition of the patient (1)." An ameliorable ...