Almost Medical Errors
An Almost Medical Error or Near Miss is an unplanned event that has the potential to cause harm, but due to a fortunate break in the chain of events was prevented from being harmful, or fatal.
Reporting these Almost Medical Errors will help healthcare organizations learn ways to prevent future errors, and create a safe environment for patients, staff, and family members.
AlmostME® provides a voluntary, confidential, non-punitive, and secure means of reporting (AME) Almost Medical Errors or Near-Miss Medical Error Incidents by patients and healthcare professionals with the goal of improving patient safety.
Prevent harm by focusing on near-miss and precursor safety events. AlmostME is an intuitive app that allows frontline healthcare staff to quickly create structured near-miss reports without disrupting their workflow.
A 2006 follow-up to the IOM study found that medication errors are among the most common medical mistakes, harming at least 1.5 million people every year. According to the study, 400,000 preventable drug-related injuries occur each year in hospitals, 800,000 in long-term care settings, and roughly 530,000 among Medicare recipients in outpatient clinics.
- "Medication Errors Injure 1.5 Million People and Cost Billions of Dollars Annually". The National Academy of Science. 2006.