Improving health care safety and quality
Subtitle: reluctant regulators
By: by Judith Healy
Series: Series law, ethics and governance
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Surrey, UK E; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780754676447; 9780754676454
Subjects: Medical care; Evaluation; Safety measures; Law and legislation; Health facilities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why regulate?; title: How safe is health care?; title: Regulatory actors : who governs health care?; title: Regulating the health professions; title: Safety cultures and safety systems; title: Regulating staff : internal management; title: Regulating organizations : external reviews; title: Regulation by enforcement : laws, money, and monitoring; title: Regulation by patients; title: Responsive regulation : trust and transparency.