LEADER 03731nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910809969003321 005 20230721005412.0 010 $a1-4443-6031-0 010 $a1-282-04249-1 010 $a9786612042492 010 $a1-4443-0815-7 010 $a1-4443-0816-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000724774 035 $a(EBL)428304 035 $a(OCoLC)437112361 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000298419 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11947397 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000298419 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10344044 035 $a(PQKB)10649114 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC428304 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL428304 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10345933 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL204249 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000724774 100 $a20081021d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHealth care errors and patient safety$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Brian Hurwitz and Aziz Sheikh 210 $aChichester, West Sussex ;$aHoboken, NJ $cWiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-4643-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; 1 Health care mistakes, violations and patient safety; Part 1: Understanding patient safety; 2 When is an 'error' not an error?; 3 Intentionally harmful violations and patient safety: the example of Harold Shipman; 4 Patient safety and patient error; 5 Health care safety and organisational change; 6 How does the law recognise and deal with medical errors?; 7 The many advantages and some disadvantages of a no-blame culture regarding medical errors; Part 2: Threats to patient safety 327 $a8 Diagnostic errors: psychological theories and research implications9 'Mince' or 'mice'? Clinical miscommunications and patient safety in a linguistically diverse society; 10 Clinical transitions: implications for patient safety; 11 Medicines management; 12 The patient's role in preventing errors and promoting safety; Part 3: Responses to health care errors and violations; 13 Aftermath of error for patients and health care staff; 14 Significant event auditing and root cause analysis; 15 Patient safety-epidemiological considerations; 16 Analysis of health care error reports 327 $a17 Patient safety education and curriculum design18 Teaching and learning about patient safety; 19 Health care errors, patient safety and the media; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W 330 $aThe detection, reporting, measurement, and minimization of medical errors and harms is now a core requirement in clinical organizations throughout developed societies. This book focuses on this major new area in health care. It explores the nature of medical error, its incidence in different health care settings, and strategies for minimizing errors and their harmful consequences to patients. Written by leading authorities, it discusses the practical issues involved in reducing errors in health care - for the clinician, the health policy adviser, and ethical and legal health professionals. 606 $aMedical errors 606 $aHospital care$xSafety measures 615 0$aMedical errors. 615 0$aHospital care$xSafety measures. 676 $a610 701 $aHurwitz$b Brian$0897073 701 $aSheikh$b Aziz$01711213 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809969003321 996 $aHealth care errors and patient safety$94102377 997 $aUNINA