Course Curriculum

This program will address common patient safety events that lead to patient harm. Information on medical errors and the importance of a culture of safety will be addressed in this webinar.

Patient care errors typically result from more than one contributing factor including people and processes. This program will cover the diverse types of harm and common error-prone situations.

The webinar will cover five patient care cases and include patient safety and risk management suggestions correlating with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conditions of participation.

Continuing Education Credits 

The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a).  Approved for 1.5 contact hours. 

By attending What Happened? Patient Safety and Risk Management Tips Through Case Studies offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 1.5 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.

If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529