HS460_Unit_4_Discussion.edited.docx Unit 4 Discussion â Project Design and Management f

HS460_Unit_4_Discussion.edited.docx  Unit 4 Discussion – Project Design and Management for Healthcare  Hello class,  ï‚·When could patient compliance be considered a Medical Error? Why might a person consider it such? Defend your answer.   A person might consider patient compliance to be a medical error if the lack of compliance lead to a poor outcome. This may be the case if a patient skips medication doses, takes medications together that should be taken separately, or simply chooses not to take medication at all, resulting in a poor outcome. While this isn't generally classified as a medical error, I believe it should be considered an opportunity for improvement for the providers involved in that patient's care. These types of non-compliance are generally related to a lack of understanding or knowledge by the patient. As healthcare providers, we should strive to improve communication and educational strategies to ensure the patient trusts that we understand their condition and concerns and provide the medications and treatment necessary (Barber, 2002).  ï‚·Compare and contrast errors caused by action versus inaction.  Errors caused by "action" are the result of the person performing the process or procedure. This type of error can be attributed to planning errors such as knowledge-based errors, a physician misinterprets an x-ray, or rule-based errors when the person performing the tasks fails to follow the rules in place. This can occur if the individual fails to ask the patient which leg is to be operated