Characteristics of morbidity and mortality conferences associated with the implementation of patient safety improvement initiatives, an observational study.
François P, Prate F, Vidal-Trecan G, Quaranta JF, Labarere J, Sellier E. Characteristics of morbidity and mortality conferences associated with the implementation of patient safety improvement initiatives, an observational study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016;16:35. Published 2016 Jan 30. doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1279-8
Morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences are a classic patient safety education and feedback strategy. This study found that elements of M&M conferences, including thorough investigation of failures, predicted whether an improvement initiative was implemented. This work suggests that M&M conferences can be optimally designed to foster subsequent improvement efforts.