Medical Errors: Evaluating stakeholders and leadership in healthcare

    Medical Errors: Evaluating stakeholders and leadership in healthcare. (CLO 2, 4) (20 points) A study at Johns Hopkins in 2018 claims that more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors (Makary & Daniel, 2016) . Medical errors can involve medicines, surgery, diagnosis, equipment, or lab reports. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has sponsored hundreds of patient safety research and implementation projects to prevent and reduce medical errors. A stakeholder is a person or group that has an interest or concern in an organization, or is somehow affected by a course of action by that organization. Review the below presentation and consider the questions that follow: Stakeholders in Healthcare Delivery - HTML How would improving communication and collaboration lead to a safer environment for patients, their families, and healthcare professionals? How can patient-centered care and patient activation improve quality of care? Describe how patient-centered care is changing and influencing the future of health care. Explain why it is important for health care administrators to be aware of the impact of consumer needs, expectations, and actions on health care delivery. Provide recommendations for reducing medical errors in a healthcare setting.