Certified Professional in Patient Safety

Certified Professional in Patient Safety atrogenesis Greek for originating from a physician preventable adverse events those that occurred due to error or failure to apply an accepted strategy for prevention Ameliorable adverse event events that, while not preventable, could have been less harmful if care had been different adverse events due to negligence those that occurred due to care that falls below the standards expected of clinicians in the community near miss an unsafe situation that is indistinguishable from a preventable adverse event except for the outcome - exposed but does not experience harm either through luck or early detection error broader term referring to any act of commission or omission that exposes patients to a potentially hazardous situation adverse event