02194nam a22003854a 4500 ebr10204595 CaPaEBR 20260707181739.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 080305s2008 nyua sb 001 0 eng c 2008530067 GBA7A0454 bnb 101392245 DNLM 014340926 Uk 9780071482776 (alk. paper : pbk.) 0071482776 (alk. paper : pbk) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647692264 R729.8 .W335 2008eb 126810 100776 Wachter, Robert M. 171729 Understanding patient safety [electronic resource] / Robert M. Wachter. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2008. xix, 298 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. The nature and frequency of medical errors and adverse events -- Basic principles of patient safety -- Safety versus quality--Medication errors -- Surgical errors -- Diagnostic errors -- Human factors and errors at the person-machine interface -- Transition and handoff errors -- Teamwork and communcation errors -- Nosocomial infections -- Other complications of healthcare -- Patient safety in the ambulatory setting -- Information technology -- Reporting systems, incident investigations, and other methods of understanding safety issues -- Creating a culture of safety -- Workforce issues -- Training issues -- The malpractice system -- Accountability -- Law and regulations -- The role of patients -- Organizing a safety program. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2008. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Medical errors Prevention. 104040 Patients Safety measures. 142987 Medicine Practice Safety measures. 171730 Electronic books. local 190 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10204595 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 126810 100776