To do no harm
Subtitle: ensuring patient safety in health care organizations
By: Julianne M. Morath, Joanne E. Turnbull ; foreword by Lucian L. Leape.
Contributors: Turnbull, Joanne E., 1949-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2005
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
Subjects: Medical errors -- Prevention.; Health facilities.; Medical Errors -- prevention & control.; Safety Management -- organization & administration.; Health Facilities -- organization & administration.; Organizational Innovation.; Truth Disclosure.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-344) and index.
Table of contents: value: Declare patient safety urgent and a priority; value: Error and harm in health care; value: Understanding the basics of patient safety; value: Assume executive responsibility; value: Import new knowledge and skills; value: Install a blameless reporting system; value: Assign accountability; value: Align external controls and reform education; value: Accelerate change for improvement; value: The end of the beginning.