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: title: The nature and frequency of medical errors and adverse events; title: Basic principles of patient safety; title: Safety versus quality; title: Medication errors; title: Surgical errors; title: Diagnostic errors; title: Human factors and errors at the person-machine interface; title: Transition and handoff errors; title: Teamwork and communcation errors; title: Nosocomial infections; title: Other complications of healthcare; title: Patient safety in the ambulatory setting; title: Information technology; title: Reporting systems, incident investigations, and other methods of understanding safety issues; title: Creating a culture of safety; title: Workforce issues; title: Training issues; title: The malpractice system; title: Accountability; title: Law and regulations; title: The role of patients; title: Organizing a safety program.