The IOM reports of Healthcare System

        The main focus of the "To Err is human: building a safer health system" is to describe the errors in the healthcare system and its possible impact. While the focus of crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century is to describe that the current healthcare system is unable to deliver desired outcomes. Objectives of the “To Err is human” is to ensure safe healthcare system, identification of error and elimination of the errors.

        The objective of quality chasm report is to elaborate the need for change in the system, identify requirement of the new technology and ensuring safe healthcare system. The major difference between both is that both are discussing the different problem that is generated by different reasons as the error is because of human being and Quality issue is because of the requirement to adopt the modern and new technology.

    The two reports caused changes in the healthcare system. The current system of health care presented in the state of healthcare quality is influenced by the findings of both reports therefore key areas of improvement presented by both reports are relativity covered now.

    Improvement in the communication system of doctors and patients is caused by the Quality Chasm report. Risk management changes are also supported by the Quality Chasm report. While a number of other changes and particularly changes in the testing system are caused by the "to err is human" report.

    The six major IOMs aims are effective, safe, efficient, timely, and equitable and patient centered healthcare system. The three subsequent advances made related to these six aims are concerned with safety, timely and efficient aims. At the first through improving system chances of safety is increased in the healthcare centers. Lead screening is a fine example of advances for safety aim.

    Another aim was to provide effective treatment. Waste control measure as advances for efficiency is increasing efficiency in the healthcare system.  As annual monitoring for patients on persistent medication will fulfill timely aim.

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