Health Care Errors and Patient Safety

by Aziz Sheikh and Brian Hurwitz

The detection, reporting, measurement, and minimization of medical errors and harms is now a core requirement in clinical organizations throughout developed societies. This book focuses on this major new area in health care. It explores the nature of medical error, its incidence in different health care settings, and strategies for minimizing errors and their harmful consequences to patients. Written by leading authorities, it discusses the practical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405146435
• ISBN13: 9781405146432
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Bmj Publishing Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"