Read the following news reports concerning a fatal medication error at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center: https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/11/30/vanderbilt-patient-death-medication-error-medical-examiner/2155152002/ (Links to an external site.) https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20181128/NEWS/181129938 (Links to an external site.) Here is a paper published by Vanderbilt University that may help you with this paper: Reducing Hospital Errors Interventions that Build Safety Culture.pdf Download Reducing Hospital Errors Interventions that Build Safety Culture.pdf Please report the following in your 3 to 4 page paper: A description of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Where is it located, how many patients are seen there annually? Is Vanderbilt accredited by TJC? Write a brief summary of the gold seal accreditation status specifically when their last in person TJC evaluation was conducted. What is the duration of time between the accreditation site visit and the date of the fatal medication error? If you were the manager of the department in which this medication error occurred, what would be your first course of action? Give your opinion of what happened in the fatal incident. What went wrong? If you were the quality manager at Vanderbilt, what would be the first steps you would take to prevent this type of incident from occurring again? NOTE: you are expected to use the concepts discussed in this course, specifically DMAIC. Please use a title page and a reference page. Please cite any additional materials that you use in the development of your paper. Place your bids.
