Medical Error and Patient Safety: Human Factors in Medicine

by George A. Peters, Barbara J Peters, Barbara J. Peters

Book Overview

A difficult and recalcitrant phenomenon, medical error causes pervasive and expensive problems in terms of patient injury, ineffective treatment, and rising healthcare costs. Simple heightened awareness can help, but it requires organized, effective remedies and countermeasures that are reasonable, acceptable, and adaptable to see a truly significant drop in the intolerable rate of medical mistakes. Only with better understanding, knowledge, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367388391
• ISBN13: 9780367388393
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"