Conference for reviewing poor/unusual outcomes of medical cases
This article is about conferences to review poor or unusual outcomes in medical centers. For other uses of the term "morbidity and mortality", see Morbidity and mortality.
Morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences are traditional, recurring conferences held by medical services at academic medical centers, most large private medical and surgical practices, and other medical centers. Their use in psychiatric medicine is less prevalent.[1] Death, deterioration and complications may be unavoidable in some patients due to underlying disease processes. However they may also be associated with errors or omissions in patient care. M&M conferences involve the analysis of adverse outcomes in patient care through peer review. The objectives of a well-run M&M conference are to identify adverse outcomes associated with medical error, to modify behavior and judgment based on previous experiences, and to prevent repetition of errors leading to complications.[2] Conferences are non-punitive and focus on the goal of improved patient care. The proceedings are generally kept confidential by law.[3] M&M conferences occur with regular frequency, often weekly, biweekly or monthly, and highlight recent cases and identify areas of improvement for clinicians involved in the case. They are particularly important for identifying systems issues (e.g., outdated policies, changes in patient identification procedures, arithmetic errors, etc.) which affect patient care.[2][4]
The results of a survey that endeavored to study the relevance and traits of morbidity and mortality conferences (M&MCs) in the spring of 1998 indicate that 90% of U.S. internal medicine training programs hold M&MCs. The majority of these conferences occur on a monthly basis, where an assigned leader reviews certain select cases that had unpredicted consequences or a suspected medical error. It was also reported that two-thirds of the hospitals use the M&MCs as a means to fulfill their administrative requirements for quality assurance. [5]
^Holland, J. (2007). "A role for morbidity and mortality conferences in psychiatry". Australasian Psychiatry. 15 (4): 338–342. doi:10.1080/10398560701351803. PMID 17612890. S2CID 72647543.
^ abCampbell, W. (1988). "Surgical morbidity and mortality meetings". Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 70 (6): 363–365. PMC 2498614. PMID 3207327.
^Gawande, Atul (2002). Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science. Macmillan. pp. 47–74. ISBN 0-8050-6319-6.
^Orlander, J.; Barber, T.; Fincke, B. (2002). "The morbidity and mortality conference: the delicate nature of learning from error". Academic Medicine. 77 (10): 1001–1006. doi:10.1097/00001888-200210000-00011. PMID 12377674.
^Orlander, Jay D, and B Graeme Fincke. “Morbidity and Mortality Conference: A Survey of Academic Internal Medicine Departments.” Journal of General Internal Medicine 18.8 (2003): 656–658. PMC. Web. 19 Feb. 2017.
and 25 Related for: Morbidity and mortality conference information
Morbidityandmortality (M&M) conferences are traditional, recurring conferences held by medical services at academic medical centers, most large private...
disparities and inequities in maternal mortalityandmorbidity rates. Overall, maternal mortality is an important marker of the health of the country and reflects...
story inspires The Resident episode, revealing racial bias in maternal mortality". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April...
In some hospitals, a regular morbidityandmortalityconference meeting is scheduled to discuss complications or deaths and learn from or improve the overall...
International Conference on Health, MorbidityandMortality by Cause of Death in Europe. December 3–7. Vilnius; and F. Meslé, V. Shkolnikov, and J. Vallin...
The ICD is published by the WHO and used worldwide for morbidityandmortality statistics, reimbursement systems, and automated decision support in health...
Massachusetts General and became a member of the Harvard faculty. While there, he instituted the first morbidityandmortalityconferences. However, in 1914...
methods include morbidityandmortalityconferences, autopsies, case analysis, medical malpractice claims analysis, staff interviews, and even patient observation...
States and the UK are delivered by caesarean section as studies have shown increased risks of morbidityandmortality for vaginal breech delivery, and most...
Estimates of Sepsis Mortality Using Death Certificates and Administrative Codes--United States, 1999-2014". MMWR. MorbidityandMortality Weekly Report. 65...
“idealistic” and “having an unrealistic time table”. More specific approaches to prevent and control diseases - based on evidence of prevalence, morbidity, mortality...
lower income levels and poorer public health. The burden of infectious diseases, maternal mortality, child mortalityand infant mortality are typically substantially...
Once approved, the recommendations appear in the CDC's MorbidityandMortality Weekly Report and represent the official CDC recommendations for immunizations...
(February 2004). "Trends in intake of energy and macronutrients—United States, 1971–2000". MMWR. MorbidityandMortality Weekly Report. 53 (4): 80–2. PMID 14762332...
earlier that year, and since then cholera has spread across the country and become endemic, causing high levels of both morbidityandmortality. Nearly 800,000...
of articles from the MorbidityandMortality Weekly Report, 1985-1996 (Report). Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC. National...
under 400 individuals experienced 35 mortalitiesandmorbidities. The most common direct causes of the deaths and injuries associated with the recent UME...
Global Information