The recent case of criminalization of medical errors importantly “illustrates how serious errors and adverse outcomes continue to occur and that there does not yet appear to be a nationwide safe and just culture among health care institutions that fosters reporting of poor systems of care, near misses or errors to prevent future error and patient harm. For that reason, the APSF urges that cases like this never be pursued by prosecutors, who should have the best interests of patients and society at heart.”
The statement also addresses:
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When it may be appropriate to prosecute health care professionals for errors
What health care organizations must do to prevent errors and acknowledge those that occur
What health care professionals can/should do to combat medication errors and failure to monitor, as well as improve an organization’s safety culture
What APSF will do if a perioperative professional is prosecuted for an error unjustly
What APSF will do to foster patient safety prompted by events such as this recent case
ABOUT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Founded in 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific society with more than 55,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology. ASA is committed to ensuring physician anesthesiologists evaluate and supervise the medical care of patients before, during and after surgery to provide the highest quality and safest care every patient deserves.
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