Understanding patient safety / Robert M. Wachter.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008.Description: xix, 298 : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780071482776 (alk. paper : pbk.)
- 0071482776 (alk. paper : pbk)
- 610.289 22
- R729.8 .W335 2008
- 2007 M-219
- WB 100
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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.
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