Error Reduction in Health Care A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety.

Error Reduction in Health Care A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety.

"Completely revised and updated this book offers a step-by-step guide for implementing the Institute of Medicine guidelines to reduce the frequency of errors in health care services and mitigate the impact of those errors that do occur. It explores the fundamental concepts and tools of error re...

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Main Author: Spath, Patrice L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2011.
Series:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Subjects:
Health facilities > Risk management.
Medical errors > Prevention.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Error Reductionin Health Care A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety Second Edition
  • FIGURES, TABLES, ANDEXHIBITS
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • THE EDITOR
  • THE AUTHORS
  • PART 1: THE BASICS OF PATIENT SAFETY
  • CHAPTER 1: A FORMULA FOR ERRORS: GOOD PEOPLE + BAD SYSTEMS
  • CHAPTER 2: THE HUMAN SIDE OF MEDICAL MISTAKES
  • CHAPTER 3: HIGH RELIABILITY AND PATIENT SAFETY
  • PART 2: MEASURE AND EVALUATE PATIENT SAFETY
  • CHAPTER 4: MEASURING PATIENT SAFETY PERFORMANCE
  • CHAPTER 5: ANALYZING PATIENT SAFETY PERFORMANCE
  • CHAPTER 6: USING PERFORMANCE DATA TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
  • PART 3: REACTIVE AND PROACTIVE SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS
  • CHAPTER 7: ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND ANTICIPATORY FAILURE ANALYSIS
  • CHAPTER 8: MTO AND DEB ANALYSIS CAN FIND SYSTEM BREAKDOWNS
  • CHAPTER 9: USING DEDUCTIVE ANALYSIS TO EXAMINE ADVERSE EVENTS
  • PART 4: HOW TO MAKE HEALTH CARE PROCESSES SAFER
  • CHAPTER 10: PROACTIVELY ERROR
  • PROOFING HEALTH CARE PROCESSES
  • CHAPTER 11: REDUCING ERRORS THROUGH WORK SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
  • CHAPTER 12: IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY WITH LEAN TECHNIQUES
  • PART 5: FOCUSED PATIENT SAFETY INITIATIVES
  • CHAPTER 13: HOW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAN IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY
  • CHAPTER 14: A STRUCTURED TEAMWORK SYSTEM TO REDUCE CLINICAL ERRORS
  • CHAPTER 15: MEDICATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
  • GLOSSARY
  • INDEX

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