Understanding patient safety
Wachter, Robert M.
Understanding patient safety [electronic resource] / Robert M. Wachter. - New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008. - 1 online resource.
Title from PDF title page (viewed Dec. 20, 2007).
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 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.
9780071594332 (electronic bk.) 0071594337 (electronic bk.)
Medical errors--Prevention.
Patients--Safety measures.
Medicine--Practice--Safety measures.
Electronic books.
RA969.9 / .W3 2008eb
610.289
Understanding patient safety [electronic resource] / Robert M. Wachter. - New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008. - 1 online resource.
Title from PDF title page (viewed Dec. 20, 2007).
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 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.
9780071594332 (electronic bk.) 0071594337 (electronic bk.)
Medical errors--Prevention.
Patients--Safety measures.
Medicine--Practice--Safety measures.
Electronic books.
RA969.9 / .W3 2008eb
610.289