Medical errors can have far reaching diverse effects on the affected individuals and organization. These errors are never caused intentionally if so it would be considered a criminal offense; rather they occur during normal operational processes. In medical health care facilities there is usually a collection of different activities geared towards a specific outcome. This chain of activities can lead to medical errors and as you can imagine participation by several professionals or departments through correlated activities. It is there for very critical to implement preventative measures.

Quality management control is very important in preventing medical errors as it concentrates on these very cross functional teams, checking on the processes between each co- function for the sole purpose of mitigating any available risks. Quality management control acts like the centralizing aspect when it comes to adhering to certain operational specifications to the internal processes. It can be applied through four main areas of operation which are: Quality Planning, Quality Control, Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement. The four components play different roles which are: Understand the entire process and design process re-engineering models, put tools and processes improvement techniques, developing people skills and building strong performing teams and implementation of performance related benchmarks and tools of measurements. The tool increases performance in all areas hence reducing chances of medical errors occurring by improving accuracy, reporting errors and implementing mitigating factors.

Quantitative sciences can also be used to control and prevent medical related errors basically through applied science subjects. This is where analytical experiments, diagnosis, measurements etc is used to figure out definite and precise solutions. Here professionals and other sophisticated activities like the laboratories are put into use hence only qualified people are involved. Use of psychological science if important in the methodological practices area; the concepts of scientific studies are used to help prevent medical errors like diagnostic related, transfusion, infections etc this tool can be used not only to prevent medical error but also to find solutions. It is an effective tool because most of the professional psychologists and methodologies require you to have a license which restricts you to maintain professional levels subject to which you can be accountable for your actions and the penalty can be withdrawal your license.

A performance standard is another tool that can be used for the control and prevention of medical errors. By defining organizational goals and objectives it gives guidance to the direction where the organization is heading. The entire staff will understand what is expected of them; however this performance standards measures should be used as a critical factor in the planning process, and should be smart, specific and achievable. Smart goals enable one to relate and connect them with the organizational goals thus act as a guide, specific performance standards should relate directly to the operational area and processes required of an individual in their capacity and achievable goals should be the benchmark where you can peg compensation, promotions, bonuses etc This tool can be used to measure performance in all areas of operations and above all instill the required discipline.