Understanding patient safety
By: Robert M. Wachter.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780071482776
Subjects: Medical errors -- Prevention.; Patients -- Safety measures.; Medicine -- Practice -- Safety measures.; Medical Errors -- prevention & control.; Safety Management -- methods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: The nature and frequency of medical errors and adverse events; value: Basic principles of patient safety; value: Safety versus quality; value: Medication errors; value: Surgical errors; value: Diagnostic errors; value: Human factors and errors at the person-machine interface; value: Transition and handoff errors; value: Teamwork and communcation errors; value: Nosocomial infections; value: Other complications of healthcare; value: Patient safety in the ambulatory setting; value: Information technology; value: Reporting systems, incident investigations, and other methods of understanding safety issues; value: Creating a culture of safety; value: Workforce issues; value: Training issues; value: The malpractice system; value: Accountability; value: Law and regulations; value: The role of patients; value: Organizing a safety program.