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Cases from AHRQ WebM&M: Deaths Not Foretold: Are Unexpected Deaths Useful Patient Safety Signals? CME/CE DisclosuresRelease Date: March 13, 2008; Valid for credit through March 13, 2009 |
| Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Nurses - 0.25 nursing contact hours (None of these credits is in the area of pharmacology) | |
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Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: - Recognize that administrative data collected for billing purposes is an efficient way to identify cases with a high potential for patient safety issues
- Employ low-mortality DRGs in cases of death as indicators for internal screening for
patient safety problems but not as prima facie evidence of quality problems
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Medscape, LLC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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This Activity is sponsored by Medscape Continuing Education Provider Unit. Medscape is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Awarded 0.25 contact hour(s) of continuing nursing education for RNs and APNs; none of these credits is in the area of pharmacology. Provider Number: 6FDKKC-PRV-05
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