| Description |
528 p. : ill., figs., tables |
| Series |
McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine |
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A Lange medical book |
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McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine.
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A Lange medical book
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| Contents |
Section I: An Introduction to Patient Safety and Medical Errors -- Chapter 1: The Nature and Frequency Of Medical Errors and Adverse Events -- Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Patient Safety -- Chapter 3: Safety, Quality, and Value -- Section II: Types of Medical Errors -- Chapter 4: Medication Errors -- Chapter 5: Surgical Errors -- Chapter 6: Diagnostic Errors -- Chapter 7: Human Factors and Errors at the Person-Machine Interface -- Chapter 8: Transition and Handoff Errors -- Chapter 9: Teamwork and Communication Errors -- Chapter 10: Healthcare-Associated Infections -- Chapter 11: Other Complications of Healthcare -- Chapter 12: Patient Safety in the Ambulatory Setting -- Section III: Solutions -- Chapter 13: Information Technology -- Chapter 14: Reporting Systems, Root Cause Analysis, and Other Methods of Understanding Safety Issues -- Chapter 15: Creating a culture of safety -- Chapter 16: Workforce Issues -- Chapter 17: Education and Training Issues -- Chapter 18: The Malpractice System -- Chapter 19: Accountability -- Chapter 20: Accreditation and Regulations -- Chapter 21: The Role of Patients -- Chapter 22: Organizing a Safety Program -- Conclusion -- Section IV: Appendices -- APPENDIX I: Key Books, Reports, Series, and Websites on Patient Safety -- APPENDIX II: The Ahrq Patient Safety Network (AHRQ PSNET) Glossary of Selected Terms in Patient Safety -- APPENDIX III: Selected Milestones in the Field of Patient Safety -- APPENDIX IV: The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals (Hospital Version, 2017) -- APPENDIX V: Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) -- APPENDIX VI: The National Quality Forum's List of Serious Reportable Events, 2011 -- APPENDIX VII: The National Quality Forum's List of "Safe Practices for Better Healthcare-2010 Update" -- APPENDIX VIII: Medicare's "No Pay for Errors" List* -- APPENDIX IX: Things Patients and Families Can Do, and Questions They Can Ask, To Improve Their Chances Of Remaining Safe In The Hospital |
| Notes |
"A Lange medical book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Also issued in Online and PDF version |
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Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Oct. 26, 2017 |
| Subject |
Medicine -- Practice -- Safety measures
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Patients -- Safety measures.
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Medical Errors -- prevention & control
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Patient Safety
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Safety Management -- methods
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Medical Errors/prevention & control
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Patient Safety.
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Safety Management/methods
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wachter, Robert M., ath.
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| LC no. |
2017008034 |
| ISBN |
9781259860249 (print-ISBN) |
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1259860248 (print-ISBN) |
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9781259860256 (e-ISBN) |
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1259860256 (e-ISBN) |
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