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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796099903321

Titolo

Error reduction in health care [[electronic resource] ] : a systems approach to improving patient safety / / Patrice L. Spath, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, 2011

ISBN

1118001516

9781118001516

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxiii, 392 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

SpathPatrice

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Health facilities - Risk management

Medical errors - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The basics of patient safety -- pt. 2. Measure and evaluate patient safety -- pt. 3. Reactive and proactive safety investigations -- pt. 4. How to make health care processes safer -- pt. 5. Focused patient safety initiatives.

Sommario/riassunto

"Completely revised and updated this book offers a step-by-step guide for implementing the Institute of Medicine guidelines to reduce the frequency of errors in health care services and mitigate the impact of those errors that do occur. It explores the fundamental concepts and tools of error reduction, and shows how to design an effective error reduction initiative. The book pinpoints how to reduce and eliminate medical mistakes that threaten the health and safety of patients and teaches how to identify the root cause of medical errors, implement strategies for improvement, and monitor the effectiveness of these new approaches"--Provided by publisher.