Patient safety / Charles Vincent.

Author/creator Vincent, Charles
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell,
Descriptionp. ; cm.
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Subjects
Medical errors
Iatrogenic diseases
Hospitals--Safety measures.
Patient Care--standards.
Quality of Health Care--standards.
Medical Errors--prevention & control.
Safety Management--standards.

Contents Medical harm : a brief history -- The emergence of patient safety -- Integrating of safety and quality -- The nature and scale of error and harm -- Reporting & learning systems -- Measuring safety -- Human error & systems thinking -- Understanding how things go wrong -- Caring for patients harmed by treatment -- Supporting staff after serious incidents -- Clinical interventions & process improvement -- Design for patient safety -- Using information technology to reduce error -- Creating a culture of safety -- Patient involvement in patient safety -- Procedures, violations, and migrations -- Safety skills -- Teams create safety -- Safe organisations : bringing it all together -- High performing healthcare systems.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010003436
ISBN9781405192217 (pbk.)

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