Description:
This
program is regarding the link between diagnostic blood loss and healthcare
acquired-anemia. You will examine the financial and patient safety impacts of
healthcare-acquired anemia and identify methods to reduce its occurrence.
Learning Objectives:
- Outline
the epidemiology and common causes of healthcare-acquired anemia (Iatrogenic
anemia).
- Discuss
the patient safety and financial implications of healthcare-acquired anemia.
- Describe
methods that can be used to reduce the incidence of healthcare-acquired anemia.
Author(s):
Kyle Riding, PhD, MLS (ASCP)CM
Launched: 2014