Understanding patient safety /
Wachter, Robert M.
Understanding patient safety / Robert M. Wachter. - New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008. - xix, 298 : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nature and frequency of medical errors and adverse events -- Basic principles of patient safety -- Safety versus quality--Medication errors -- Surgical errors -- Diagnostic errors -- Human factors and errors at the person-machine interface -- Transition and handoff errors -- Teamwork and communcation errors -- Nosocomial infections -- Other complications of healthcare -- Patient safety in the ambulatory setting -- Information technology -- Reporting systems, incident investigations, and other methods of understanding safety issues -- Creating a culture of safety -- Workforce issues -- Training issues -- The malpractice system -- Accountability -- Law and regulations -- The role of patients -- Organizing a safety program.
9780071482776 (alk. paper : pbk.) 0071482776 (alk. paper : pbk)
2008530067
GBA7A0454 bnb
101392245 DNLM 014340926 Uk
Medical errors--Prevention.
Patients--Safety measures.
Medicine--Practice--Safety measures.
Medical Errors--prevention & control.
Safety Management--methods.
R729.8 / .W335 2008
610.289
2007 M-219 WB 100 / W114u 2008
Understanding patient safety / Robert M. Wachter. - New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008. - xix, 298 : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nature and frequency of medical errors and adverse events -- Basic principles of patient safety -- Safety versus quality--Medication errors -- Surgical errors -- Diagnostic errors -- Human factors and errors at the person-machine interface -- Transition and handoff errors -- Teamwork and communcation errors -- Nosocomial infections -- Other complications of healthcare -- Patient safety in the ambulatory setting -- Information technology -- Reporting systems, incident investigations, and other methods of understanding safety issues -- Creating a culture of safety -- Workforce issues -- Training issues -- The malpractice system -- Accountability -- Law and regulations -- The role of patients -- Organizing a safety program.
9780071482776 (alk. paper : pbk.) 0071482776 (alk. paper : pbk)
2008530067
GBA7A0454 bnb
101392245 DNLM 014340926 Uk
Medical errors--Prevention.
Patients--Safety measures.
Medicine--Practice--Safety measures.
Medical Errors--prevention & control.
Safety Management--methods.
R729.8 / .W335 2008
610.289
2007 M-219 WB 100 / W114u 2008