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020 _z9780470502402 (pbk.)
020 _z9781118001554 (e-book)
020 _z9781118001561 (e-book)
020 _z9781118001516 (e-book)
035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10452931
035 _a(OCoLC)715172368
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050 1 4 _aRA971.38
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245 0 0 _aError reduction in health care
_h[electronic resource] :
_ba systems approach to improving patient safety /
_cPatrice L. Spath, editor.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aSan Francisco, Calif. :
_bJossey-Bass,
_c2011.
300 _axxiii, 392 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _apt. 1. The basics of patient safety -- pt. 2. Measure and evaluate patient safety -- pt. 3. Reactive and proactive safety investigations -- pt. 4. How to make health care processes safer -- pt. 5. Focused patient safety initiatives.
520 _a"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 reduction, and shows how to design an effective error reduction initiative. The book pinpoints how to reduce and eliminate medical mistakes that threaten the health and safety of patients and teaches how to identify the root cause of medical errors, implement strategies for improvement, and monitor the effectiveness of these new approaches"--Provided by publisher.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2011.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aHealth facilities
_xRisk management.
650 0 _aMedical errors
_xPrevention.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
700 1 _aSpath, Patrice.
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10452931
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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