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001			9781444308167
008			180410t2009 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781444308167
020			_a1444308165 (electronic bk.)
020			_a9781444360318 (electronic bk.)
020			_a1444360310 (electronic bk.)
100			_aHurwitz, Brian
245		0	_aHealth care errors and patient safety
260			_aChichester, UK; Hoboken, NJ : _bWiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books, _c2009
300			_a1 online resource (ix, 278 pages) : illustrations : (electronic bk.)
505			_atext
505			_aUnderstanding patient safety -- Threats to patient safety -- Responses to health care errors and violations.
520			_aRemote
520			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe 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.
700			_aSheikh, Aziz
856			_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444308150 _y[John Wiley]
856			_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/id/10345933
999			_c58118 _d58118