TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hurwitz, Brian
AU  - Sheikh, Aziz
TI  - Health care errors and patient safety
SN  - 9781444308167
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Chichester, UK; Hoboken, NJ
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books
N1  - text; Understanding patient safety -- Threats to patient safety -- Responses to health care errors and violations
N2  - Remote; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444308150
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10345933
ER  -