Question

Michael S., a 49-year-old factory worker, is brought to the hospital after developing chest pain at work. He is quickly diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack). However, he waits almost two hours to get to the catheterization lab and have his blocked coronary artery opened. Ultimately, he suffers permanent damage to his heart.Which of the IOM aims has this hospital FAILED to meet?

Answer 1

The hospital failed at the Timely IOM domain

Step-by-step explanation:

The Timely IOM domain is focused in reduce the wait time of a patient at risk, this wait could complicate a patient's situation even lead te person to death. In this case Michael suffered permanent damage to his heart due to poor quality in the speed of his treatment, since the hospital does not seem to completely follow the Six Domains of Health Care Quality.