Patient Safety and Health Care Management

by Grant T. Savage

Book Overview

This volume on patient safety revolves around a central question: How can the increased emphasis on patient safety among healthcare managers be translated into better policy and reduced clinical risk? The twelve contributions in this volume are divided between four sections: theoretical perspectives on managing patient safety; top management perspectives on patient safety; health information technology perspectives on patient safety; and organizational...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846639549
• ISBN13: 9781846639548
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"