Multi-Patient Lookback and Notification Guide

Service: Risk Management
Subject: Care
Setting: Incident
Type: Risk Resource Guides

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Lookback guide cover

In this guide, you'll find:

  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Multi-Patient Lookback and Notification Guide
  • A. Receive the alert/advisory/recall and manage the response
  • B. Gather the facts
  • C. Evaluate the risk
  • Steps to consider if notification is warranted
  • Case study 
  • Acknowledgements 
  • References

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This is a resource for quality assurance and risk management purposes only, and is not intended to provide or replace legal or medical advice or reflect standards of care and/or standards of practice of a regulatory body. The information contained in this resource was deemed accurate at the time of publication, however, practices may change without notice.