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Understanding patient safety [electronic resource] / Robert M. Wachter.

By: Wachter, Robert M.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008Description: xix, 298 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.Subject(s): Medical errors -- Prevention | Patients -- Safety measures | Medicine -- Practice -- Safety measuresGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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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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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2008. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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