Understanding patient safety

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Main Author: Wachter, Robert M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008.
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Call Number :RA969.9 .W3 2008eb

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a 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 communication 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. 
650 0 |a Medical errors  |x Prevention. 
650 0 |a Patients  |x Safety measures. 
650 0 |a Medicine  |x Practice  |x Safety measures. 
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