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Understanding Patient Safety (LANGE Clinical Medicine) by Wachter, Robert M. is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Understanding Patient Safety (LANGE Clinical Medicine) about?

xix, 298 : 22 cm, Includes bibliographical references and index, The nature and frequency of medical errors and adverse events -- Basic principles of patient safety -- Safety versus quality--Medication errors -- Surgical errors -- Diagnostic errors -- Human factors and errors at the person-machine interface -- Transition and handoff errors -- Teamwork and communcation errors -- Nosocomial infections -- Other complications of healthcare -- Patient safety in the ambulatory setting -- Information technology -- Reporting systems, incident investigations, and other methods of understanding safety issues -- Creating a culture of safety -- Workforce issues -- Training issues -- The malpractice system -- Accountability -- Law and regulations -- The role of patients -- Organizing a safety program

Author

Wachter, Robert M.

Publisher

New York : McGraw-Hill Medical

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780071594332

Subjects

Medical, Technology, Management