PAPOd 560 - When Hospitals Criminalize Error: A Patient Safety Reckoning

23/08/2025 1h 0min Episodio 923
PAPOd 560 - When Hospitals Criminalize Error: A Patient Safety Reckoning

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Episode Synopsis

This episode of the Pre-Accident Investigation Podcast features patient safety leader Lisa Zegan, host of Tales from the Sharp End, in a candid conversation with Todd about the 2017 Vanderbilt medication error and what it reveals about healthcare systems.
They explore why criminalizing mistakes harms learning, how design and billing pressures shape medication cabinets and workflows, the limits of “zero harm,” and the case for recoverability/rescuability, cross-industry learning, and leadership-driven transparency across hospitals.

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