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: title: Declare patient safety urgent and a priority; title: Error and harm in health care; title: Understanding the basics of patient safety; title: Assume executive responsibility; title: Import new knowledge and skills; title: Install a blameless reporting system; title: Assign accountability; title: Align external controls and reform education; title: Accelerate change for improvement; title: The end of the beginning.