TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wachter,Robert M.
TI  - Understanding patient safety
SN  - 9780071594332 (electronic bk.)
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill Medical
KW  - Medical errors
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Practice
KW  - Safety measures
KW  - Patients
N1  - Title from PDF title page (viewed Dec. 20, 2007); 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 communication 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
UR  - http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=214027
ER  -