TY  - BOOK
AU  - Myers,Sharon
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Patient safety and hospital accreditation: a model for ensuring success 
AV  - RA969.9 .M94 2012eb
U1  - 362.11028/9 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Springer Pub. Co.
KW  - Hospitals
KW  - Safety measures
KW  - Medical errors
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2012; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10527244
ER  -