Dhillon, B. S. 1947-

Reliability technology, human error, and quality in health care / B.S. Dhillon. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2008. - xv, 193 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-189) and index.

Basic mathematical concepts -- Introduction to reliability technology, human error, and quality -- Medical device safety and quality assurance -- Medical device software quality assurance and risk assessment -- Medical device maintenance and sources for obtaining medical device-related failure data -- Human error in health care -- Health care human error reporting systems and models for predicting human reliability and error in health care -- Patient safety -- Introduction to quality in health care -- Quality methods for use in health care.

1420065580 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781420065589 (hardcover : alk. paper)


Medical care--Quality control.
Reliability (Engineering)
Medical errors.
Medical instruments and apparatus--Safety measures.
Quality of Health Care.
Equipment Safety.
Medical Errors.
Models, Statistical.
Risk Management.