02992nam 2200721 a 450 991079146170332120230120124103.01-315-58804-81-317-11821-91-317-11820-01-283-01505-697866130150510-7546-7645-5(CKB)2560000000050391(EBL)655465(OCoLC)705536096(SSID)ssj0000485136(PQKBManifestationID)12150403(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000485136(PQKBWorkID)10594861(PQKB)11599437(Au-PeEL)EBL655465(CaPaEBR)ebr10444462(CaONFJC)MIL922709(Au-PeEL)EBL5293667(CaONFJC)MIL301505(OCoLC)1027152041(MiAaPQ)EBC655465(MiAaPQ)EBC5293667(EXLCZ)99256000000005039120100817d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImproving health care safety and quality[electronic resource] reluctant regulators /by Judith HealySurrey, U.K. ;Burlington, Vt. Ashgatec20111 online resource (351 p.)Law, ethics and governanceDescription based upon print version of record.0-7546-7644-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Why regulate? -- How safe is health care? -- Regulatory actors : who governs health care? -- Regulating the health professions -- Safety cultures and safety systems -- Regulating staff : internal management -- Regulating organizations : external reviews -- Regulation by enforcement : laws, money, and monitoring -- Regulation by patients -- Responsive regulation : trust and transparency.Responding to the alarm caused by recent hospital scandals and accounts of unintended harm to patients, this author draws on her experience of analyzing the health care systems of over a dozen countries and examines whether greater regulation has increased patient safety and health care quality. It will be of key interest to government actors, health care professionals and medico-legal scholars.Law, ethics and governance.Medical careLaw and legislationMedical careEvaluationMedical careSafety measuresHealth facilitiesSafety measuresMedical careLaw and legislation.Medical careEvaluation.Medical careSafety measures.Health facilitiesSafety measures.363.15/56Healy Judith1484709MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791461703321Improving health care safety and quality3703494UNINA