Patient safety structures, processes and outcomes

Patient safety structures, processes and outcomes / editors, Keith Hurst and Kay Downey-Ennis.

Patient safety - avoiding, preventing and ameliorating adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from healthcare processes - is gaining increasing importance and attracting more attention. Interest is driven by poor practice incidents which lead to disastrous consequences for patients and relatives, and...

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Other Authors: Hurst, Keith, 1953-, Downey-Ennis, Kay
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Bradford, England] : Emerald, 2007.
Series:International journal of health care quality assurance ; v. 20, no. 7.
Subjects:
Medical errors > Prevention.
Patients > Safety measures.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
MEDICAL.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
Medical errors > Prevention
Patients > Safety measures
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Patient safety - avoiding, preventing and ameliorating adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from healthcare processes - is gaining increasing importance and attracting more attention. Interest is driven by poor practice incidents which lead to disastrous consequences for patients and relatives, and inquiries concluding with confidence-sapping findings and far-reaching recommendations. This e-book provides a clear and helpful discussion about the background and international context of patient safety. It considers the theoretical underpinnings of patient safety and gives the reader a fascinati.
Item Description:Title from PDF caption (viewed February 15, 2008).
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781846636356
1846636353
ISSN:0952-6862 ;

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