Health Care Errors and Patient Safety Hardback
Edited by Brian (King's College London) Hurwitz, Aziz (University of Edinburgh) Sheikh
Hardback
Description
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 - for the clinician, the health policy adviser, and ethical and legal health professionals.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:27/03/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405146432
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:27/03/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405146432