Alan Lembitz, MD, Vice President, Risk Management, COPIC Insurance Company
Dr. Alan Lembitz received his MD in 1984 in Colorado, completed a family medicine residency in 1987 and subsequently worked in community emergency departments and developed urgent care facilities for multispecialty clinics. He served as medical director for Prudential HealthCare southwest division in 1997-1999. In 1999 he joined COPIC, currently a professional liability insurer of over 7000 physicians, 50 hospitals and 70 ambulatory facilities, and became the vice president of Risk Management in 2002. He completed a Masters in Medical Management at Carnegie Mellon in 2001. He speaks locally and nationally on risk management and patient safety topics.
PRESENTER
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Carol Anne Tarrant, RN, MS, JD, CPHRM, AHA Patient Safety Leadership Fellow, Facility Risk Manager, COPIC Insurance Company
Mrs. Tarrant joined COPIC as Facility Risk Manager in 2004. She provides risk management and patient safety consultation and training to COPIC insureds in Colorado and Nebraska. As a registered nurse and attorney, Mrs. Tarrant holds a BS in Nursing from the University of Missouri, a MS in Nursing Administration from the University of Colorado and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Denver College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado. Mrs. Tarrant is an AHA Patient Safety Leadership Fellow and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Colorado Patient Safety Coalition.
Description
This session examines current data related to missed and/or delayed diagnoses. It examines diagnosis types, error types and the common process and systems failures leading to them and focuses on practical interventions to reduce such events. The assessments of one practical intervention are featured. Outcomes measures and examples of significant measurable improvement are demonstrated via the use of standardized processes.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
Understand common process and systems failures leading to missed and/or delayed diagnoses.
Understand current data and research regarding missed and delayed diagnoses in ambulatory settings.
Understand interventions to reduce events, including results of practice/facility assessments.