Patient safety in obstetrics and gynecology
Subtitle: improving outcomes, reducing risks
By: guest editor Paul A. Gluck ; consulting editor William F. Rayburn
Series: Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America -- v. 35, no. 1; Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America -- v. 35, no. 1.
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9781416057963
Subjects: Health Care Quality Assurance; Methods; Gynecology; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Labor Complications; Obstetrics; Medication Errors; Prevention & control; Medical Errors; Pregnancy Complications
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Scope of Problem and History of Patient Safety / Lucian L. Leape; title: Medical error theory / Paul A. Gluck; title: Practical Solutions to Improve Safety in the Obstetrics/Gynecology Office Setting and in the Operating Room / Paul G. Stumpf; title: Medication safety / Carol A. Keohane, David W. Bates; title: Transparency, Apology and Disclosure of Adverse Outcomes / Patrice M. Weiss, Francine Miranda; title: Electronic Health Records and Electronic Prescribing: Promise and Pitfalls / Caitlin M. Cusack; title: Team Function in Obstetrics to Reduce Errors and Improve Outcomes / Peter Nielsen, Susan Mann; title: Simulation in Obstetrics and Gynecology / Roxane Gardner, Daniel B. Raemer; title: Elements of a Successful Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology / Joseph C. Gambone, Robert C. Reiter; title: Quality Assessment Tools: ACOG Voluntary Review of Quality of Care Program, Peer Review Reporting System / Abraham Lichtmacher.