Change in desired direction | | | | |
An effective MMC should focus on how a doctor should have performed | 56 | 3.3 | 3.0 | −0.30 (−0.57 to −0.03) |
Reporting systems do little to reduce future errors | 57 | 2.7 | 2.4 | −0.37 (−0.73 to −0.01) |
Analyses of medical errors and follow-up improvement actions have led to positive changes within our department | 55 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.27 (0.03 to 0.51) |
When an MMC case is presented, I feel the doctor is blamed for the outcome even though the provider’s identity is anonymous | 57 | 3.0 | 2.6 | −0.39 (−0.73 to −0.05) |
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Change in undesired direction | | | | |
Competent doctors do not make medical errors that lead to patient harm | 58 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.26 (0.01 to 0.50) |
MMCs enhance my overall learning | 58 | 4.2 | 3.9 | −0.28 (−0.49 to −0.06) |
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No change | | | | |
Most errors occur as a result of one individual’s actions | 58 | 2.1 | 1.9 | −0.10 (−0.29 to 0.09) |
I feel ashamed when one of my patients is presented at an MMC | 55 | 3.0 | 2.7 | −0.26 (−0.57 to 0.04) |
In my opinion, personnel frequently disregard policies or guidelines that have been established | 56 | 2.6 | 2.5 | −0.13 (−0.38 to 0.12) |
After an error occurs an effective strategy is to work harder to be more careful | 58 | 3.7 | 3.4 | −0.29 (−0.60 to 0.01) |
Patient safety is constantly reinforced in this department as a priority | 57 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.09 (−0.13 to 0.30) |
The culture of medicine makes it easy for me to deal constructively with errors | 58 | 3.1 | 3.0 | −0.07 (−0.36 to 0.22) |
Doctors routinely report medical errors | 57 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.00 (−0.22 to 0.22) |
I am comfortable entering a patient safety net report | 57 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.18 (−0.07 to 0.42) |
The purpose of MMC is to identify provider’s technical and knowledge weaknesses | 58 | 2.5 | 2.2 | −0.29 (−0.66 to 0.07) |
I am comfortable analysing an MMC to find the causes of errors | 57 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.16 (−0.05 to 0.37) |
Doctors should report errors to an affected patient and their family | 57 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.12 (−0.12 to 0.37) |
I feel comfortable disclosing an error to a faculty member | 57 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.19 (−0.04 to 0.43) |
I am comfortable disclosing an error to a patient | 58 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.21 (−0.04 to 0.46) |
Most errors are due to things that doctors cannot do anything about | 58 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.03 (−0.22 to 0.29) |