An edition of Health care errors and patient safety
(2009)
Health care errors and patient safety
by Brian Hurwitz and Aziz Sheikh
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The 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.
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Health care errors and patient safety
2009, Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books
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1405146435 9781405146432
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Table of Contents
Medical mistakes, violations, and patient safety / Brian Hurwitz and Aziz Sheikh
Are all errors the same? / Dianne Parker, Tanya Claridge, Matthew Lawrie
Unmasking latent defects in care systems : the role of violations and deliberate patient harm / Richard Baker, Brian Hurwitz
Patient safety and patient error / Glyn Elwyn, Stephen Buetow Cardiff
Error and organizational change / Ruth Boaden, Bernard Burnes
How does the law deal with medical errors? / Alan Merry Auckland
The many advantages and some disadvantages of a no-blame culture regarding medical errors / Mavis Maclean
Diagnostic errors : psychological theories and research implications / Olga Kostopoulou
"Mince or mice"? : clinical misunderstandings in a linguistically diverse society / Celia Roberts
Health care transitions : implications for patient safety / Alan Forster
Medicines management / Rachel Howard, Anthony Avery
The patient's role in preventing errors and promoting safety / Angela Coulter, Jo Ellins
The aftermath of error on patients and health care staff / Charles Vincent, Lesley Page
Significant event auditing and root cause analysis / Mike Pringle
Patient safety : epidemiological considerations / Richard Thomson, Alison Pryce
Analysis of health care error reports / Adrian Cook, Sarah Scobie
Patient safety, education, and curriculum design / Marshall Gilula, Paul Barach
Teaching students about medical errors / John Sanders
Health care errors and the media / Geoff Watts.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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