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Title
Understanding patient safety
Type
Text
Monograph
Subject
Medical errors--Prevention (LCSH)
Patients--Safety measures (LCSH)
Medicine--Practice--Safety measures (LCSH)
Medical Errors--prevention & control (MESH)
Safety Management--methods (MESH)
Illustrative Content
illustrations
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Classification
LCC: R729.8 .W335 2008 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
NLM: 2007 M-219 (Assigner: dnlm) (Status: used by assigner)
NLM: WB 100 W114u 2008 (Assigner: dnlm) (Status: not used by assigner)
DDC: 610.28/9 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 22)
Supplementary Content
bibliography (bibliography)
index (index)
Content
text (txt)
Table Of Contents
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
Authorized Access Point
Wachter, Robert M. Understanding patient safety