Health Care Errors and Patient Safety. Aziz Sheikh
Медицина.
Health Care Errors and Patient Safety
Год выпуска 0
isbn 9781444308167
Автор произведения Aziz Sheikh
Жанр Медицина
Издательство John Wiley & Sons Limited
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 issues involved in reducing errors in health care – for the clinician, the health policy adviser, and ethical and legal health professionals.