As the HIM Director with several years of experience in management and quality initiatives, you are asked, along with the Quality Management Director to assemble a team within the organization in order to analyze patient quality and safety data (mainly medical errors reported) for the past year.

As the HIM Director with several years of experience in management and quality initiatives, you are asked, along with the Quality Management Director to assemble a team within the organization in order to analyze patient quality and safety data (mainly medical errors reported) for the past year. You have the authority and flexibility to solicit team members throughout the organization. During the last accreditation, the organization was cited for not reporting medication errors as well as some patient safety concerns. Who would you put on the team? In the discussion, include elements of the team charter (members, purpose, resources needed, etc.). You have also been asked to, at the conclusion of the team’s work, make recommendations for improving patient safety after thoroughly analyzing the reported data and completing any necessary interviews of staff involved. What are some of the possible adverse effects of the types of errors reported? Your team is also asked to develop a communication strategy for your recommendations. Include a plan for communication in your response.