The techniques used were developed through the sharing of experiences, best practices and lessons learned with other industries such as the Aviation and the Petrochemical Industries.
The Institute team is made up of nuclear power and healthcare executives, managers and performance improvement professionals dedicated to rapid improvement in patient safety without the trial and error period that was required to attain advances in other industries.
- More people die each year from medical errors than from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer or AIDS
- From 1983 to 1993 there was a 250% increase in the number of deaths caused by medication errors
- As of 2003, JCAHO reports the number of Sentinel Events (unexpected deaths and serious injuries) reported each year continues to rise
Conversely, in the Nuclear Power Industry, since the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, the World Association of Nuclear Operators reports;
- The number of significant events continue to decrease and was 45 times lower in 2000 than in 1989
- The Industrial Safety Accident Rate (workplace injuries) is nearly 10 times lower than it was immediately following the Three Mile Island accident due to error reduction practices
- In fact, today the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry has a lower accident rate than the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Industries combined
At the same time safety has improved in the Nuclear Industry, production costs have gone down.
It's worth a look!
- Benchmark and improve your patient safety program with the Error Management Risk Index EMRISM process
- Find the real cause of an event with our standardized, simple analysis method
- Provide training on Error Reduction Techniques from experts who have perfected them
- Conduct an on-site Assessment, and find out if your most significant risks are from
- Work practices
- Flawed Systems
- Safety Culture weaknesses
Related Links
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
National Patient Safety Foundation
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
