Improving patient safety: tools and strategies for quality improvement

Based on the IOM's estimate of 44,000 deaths annually, medical errors rank as the eighth leading cause of death in the U.S. Clearly medical errors are an epidemic that needs to be contained. Despite these numbers, patient safety and medical errors remain an issue for physicians and other clinic...

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Main Author: Govindarajan, Raghav (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton Taylor & Francis 2019
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Based on the IOM's estimate of 44,000 deaths annually, medical errors rank as the eighth leading cause of death in the U.S. Clearly medical errors are an epidemic that needs to be contained. Despite these numbers, patient safety and medical errors remain an issue for physicians and other clinicians. This book bridges the issues related to patient safety by providing clinically relevant, vignette-based description of the areas where most problems occur. Each vignette highlights a particular issue such as communication, human facturs, E.H.R., etc. and provides tools and strategies for improving quality in these areas and creating a safer environment for patients
Item Description:"A Routledge title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa plc."
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Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781498785037
1498785034
9780429647116
0429647115
9780429649752
0429649754
9780429644474
0429644477

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