| Description |
viii, 113 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Patient safety ; v. 1 |
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Patient safety ; v. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An overview and introduction to concepts -- Perceptions of medical error and adverse events -- Causes of medical error and adverse events -- Medical error and strategies for working solutions in clinical diagnostic laboratories and other health care areas -- Creating a culture for medical error reduction -- Improving quality in clinical diagnostic laboratories -- Barriers to open disclosure -- International laws and guidelines addressing error and disclosure -- The value of autopsy in detecting medical error and improving quality -- Total quality management, six-sigma, and health care. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Medical errors -- United States.
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Patient safety.
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Patients -- Safety measures -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9783110249491 (alk. paper) |
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9783110249507 (electronic bk.) |
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