Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard for Care

by Janet M. Corrigan

Book Overview

Americans should be able to count on receiving health care that is safe.

To achieve this, a new health care delivery system is needed -- a system that both prevents errors from occurring, and learns from them when they do occur. The development of such a system requires a commitment by all stakeholders to a culture of safety and to the development of improved information systems for the delivery of health care. This national health information...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309090776
• ISBN13: 9780309090773
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"