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Understanding Patient Safety, 3e [electronic resource] / Robert M Wachter, Kiran Gupta.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine | A Lange medical bookPublication details: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2018.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 528 p. : ill., figs., tablesISBN:
  • 9781259860249 (printISBN)
  • 1259860248 (print-ISBN)
  • 9781259860256 (e-ISBN)
  • 1259860256 (e-ISBN)
Other title:
  • Understanding Patient Safety, Third edition
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version: : Understanding Patient Safety. DDC classification:
  • 610.28/9 23
LOC classification:
  • R729.8
NLM classification:
  • WB 100
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued in Online and PDF version.
Contents:
Section I: An Introduction to Patient Safety and Medical Errors -- Chapter 1: The Nature and Frequency Of Medical Errors and Adverse Events -- Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Patient Safety -- Chapter 3: Safety, Quality, and Value -- Section II: Types of Medical Errors -- Chapter 4: Medication Errors -- Chapter 5: Surgical Errors -- Chapter 6: Diagnostic Errors -- Chapter 7: Human Factors and Errors at the Person–Machine Interface -- Chapter 8: Transition and Handoff Errors -- Chapter 9: Teamwork and Communication Errors -- Chapter 10: Healthcare-Associated Infections -- Chapter 11: Other Complications of Healthcare -- Chapter 12: Patient Safety in the Ambulatory Setting -- Section III: Solutions -- Chapter 13: Information Technology -- Chapter 14: Reporting Systems, Root Cause Analysis, and Other Methods of Understanding Safety Issues -- Chapter 15: Creating a culture of safety -- Chapter 16: Workforce Issues -- Chapter 17: Education and Training Issues -- Chapter 18: The Malpractice System -- Chapter 19: Accountability -- Chapter 20: Accreditation and Regulations -- Chapter 21: The Role of Patients -- Chapter 22: Organizing a Safety Program -- Conclusion -- Section IV: Appendices -- APPENDIX I: Key Books, Reports, Series, and Websites on Patient Safety -- APPENDIX II: The Ahrq Patient Safety Network (AHRQ PSNET) Glossary of Selected Terms in Patient Safety -- APPENDIX III: Selected Milestones in the Field of Patient Safety -- APPENDIX IV: The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals (Hospital Version, 2017) -- APPENDIX V: Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) -- APPENDIX VI: The National Quality Forum’s List of Serious Reportable Events, 2011 -- APPENDIX VII: The National Quality Forum’s List of “Safe Practices for Better Healthcare—2010 Update” -- APPENDIX VIII: Medicare’s “No Pay for Errors” List* -- APPENDIX IX: Things Patients and Families Can Do, and Questions They Can Ask, To Improve Their Chances Of Remaining Safe In The Hospital.
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"A Lange medical book."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Section I: An Introduction to Patient Safety and Medical Errors -- Chapter 1: The Nature and Frequency Of Medical Errors and Adverse Events -- Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Patient Safety -- Chapter 3: Safety, Quality, and Value -- Section II: Types of Medical Errors -- Chapter 4: Medication Errors -- Chapter 5: Surgical Errors -- Chapter 6: Diagnostic Errors -- Chapter 7: Human Factors and Errors at the Person–Machine Interface -- Chapter 8: Transition and Handoff Errors -- Chapter 9: Teamwork and Communication Errors -- Chapter 10: Healthcare-Associated Infections -- Chapter 11: Other Complications of Healthcare -- Chapter 12: Patient Safety in the Ambulatory Setting -- Section III: Solutions -- Chapter 13: Information Technology -- Chapter 14: Reporting Systems, Root Cause Analysis, and Other Methods of Understanding Safety Issues -- Chapter 15: Creating a culture of safety -- Chapter 16: Workforce Issues -- Chapter 17: Education and Training Issues -- Chapter 18: The Malpractice System -- Chapter 19: Accountability -- Chapter 20: Accreditation and Regulations -- Chapter 21: The Role of Patients -- Chapter 22: Organizing a Safety Program -- Conclusion -- Section IV: Appendices -- APPENDIX I: Key Books, Reports, Series, and Websites on Patient Safety -- APPENDIX II: The Ahrq Patient Safety Network (AHRQ PSNET) Glossary of Selected Terms in Patient Safety -- APPENDIX III: Selected Milestones in the Field of Patient Safety -- APPENDIX IV: The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals (Hospital Version, 2017) -- APPENDIX V: Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) -- APPENDIX VI: The National Quality Forum’s List of Serious Reportable Events, 2011 -- APPENDIX VII: The National Quality Forum’s List of “Safe Practices for Better Healthcare—2010 Update” -- APPENDIX VIII: Medicare’s “No Pay for Errors” List* -- APPENDIX IX: Things Patients and Families Can Do, and Questions They Can Ask, To Improve Their Chances Of Remaining Safe In The Hospital.

Also issued in Online and PDF version.

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