Patient safety and hospital accreditation: a model for ensuring success
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Main Author: Myers, Sharon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Springer Pub. Co. c2012
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction to concepts of hospital accreditation and patient safety -- Milestones of hospital accreditation and patient safety in the United States -- A global view of patient safety and accreditation -- Universal "new" language of patient safety as part of the accreditation process -- Current challenges in healthcare -- The reliability factor and why adverse events still happen in accredited healthcare organizations -- Organizational architecture in relation to patient safety efforts ready, fire, aim -- Overview of the Myers model for patient safety and accreditation and its application in healthcare -- Design at the leadership level (system level) -- Design at the unit level (microsystem) -- Design at the individual level -- How the model assists nursing with accreditation and patient safety efforts -- Measurements and data integration -- Root cause analysis and failure mode and effects analysis -- Recommendations for accrediting bodies and healthcare organizations
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 326 p.)
ISBN:9780826106407
0826106404
0826106390
9780826106391

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