Preventing medication errors / Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors, Board on Health Care Services ; Philip Aspden [and others], editors.

Other author Aspden, Philip.
Other author Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxvi, 463 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesQuality chasm series
Quality chasm series. ^A869331
Contents Understanding the causes and costs of medication errors. Overview of the drug development, regulation, distribution, and use system -- Medication errors : incidence and cost -- Moving toward a patient-centered, integrated medication use system. Action agenda to support consumer-provider partnership-- Action agenda for health care organizations -- Action agenda for the pharmaceutical, medical device, and health information technology industries -- Applied research agenda for safe medication use -- Action agendas for oversight, regulation and payment
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006029215
ISBN0309101476
ISBN9780309101479 :