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)
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Medical errors--Prevention. Patients--Safety measures. Medicine--Practice--Safety measures. Medical Errors--prevention & control. Safety Management--methods.