Health Care Errors And Patient Safety
Hurwitz, Brian.
Health Care Errors And Patient Safety - Chichester, UK ;Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books., 2009 - 1 online resource (ix, 278 pages) : illustrations
Understanding patient safety -- Threats to patient safety -- Responses to health care errors and violations.
The detection, reporting, measurement, and minimization of medical errors and harms is now a core requirement in clinical organizations throughout developed societies. This book focuses on this major new area in health care. It explores the nature of medical error, its incidence in different health care settings, and strategies for minimizing errors and their harmful consequences to patients. Written by leading authorities, it discusses the practical issues involved in reducing errors in health care. Electronic books Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781444308150 9781405146432
Health Care Errors And Patient Safety - Chichester, UK ;Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books., 2009 - 1 online resource (ix, 278 pages) : illustrations
Understanding patient safety -- Threats to patient safety -- Responses to health care errors and violations.
The detection, reporting, measurement, and minimization of medical errors and harms is now a core requirement in clinical organizations throughout developed societies. This book focuses on this major new area in health care. It explores the nature of medical error, its incidence in different health care settings, and strategies for minimizing errors and their harmful consequences to patients. Written by leading authorities, it discusses the practical issues involved in reducing errors in health care. Electronic books Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781444308150 9781405146432