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Understanding Patient Safety
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Now revised and updated--the landmark patient safety primer written by the world's leading authorities
Medical errors are the unfortunate byproduct of an increasingly complex healthcare system. Now more than ever, keeping patients safe takes well-trained caregivers, relevant insights from a range of industries, additional investment--and a groundbreaking text like Understanding Patient Safety.
Understanding Patient Safety is "must read" for those seeking to master the clinical, organizational, and systems issues of patient safety. In this bestselling primer, patient safety pioneer Robert Wachter and Kiran Gupta put all the essential tools and principles at your fingertips. Engaging and accessible, the book is filled with high-yield cases, analyses, tables, graphics, along with key points and references--all designed to help you optimize quality and safety.
Understanding Patient Safety begins with an introduction to patient safety and medical errors. Its second section surveys specific types of medical errors, including those related to surgery, medications, diagnosis, transition and handoff, and infections. The third section covers proven solutions, from establishing reporting systems, to creating a culture of safety.
The third edition reflects pivotal new developments in the field, including major updates in diagnostic errors, information technology and patient safety, ambulatory safety, and clinician burnout.
Features:
-Coverage of human factors and errors at the person-machine interface
-Review of workplace issues, including supporting caregivers after major errors
-How to organize an effective safety program
-Coordination of patient education and training
-Overview of the malpractice system
-Discussion of the patient's role
Now revised and updated--the landmark patient safety primer written by the world's leading authorities
Medical errors are the unfortunate byproduct of an increasingly complex healthcare system. Now more than ever, keeping patients safe takes well-trained caregivers, relevant insights from a range of industries, additional investment--and a groundbreaking text like Understanding Patient Safety.
Understanding Patient Safety is "must read" for those seeking to master the clinical, organizational, and systems issues of patient safety. In this bestselling primer, patient safety pioneer Robert Wachter and Kiran Gupta put all the essential tools and principles at your fingertips. Engaging and accessible, the book is filled with high-yield cases, analyses, tables, graphics, along with key points and references--all designed to help you optimize quality and safety.
Understanding Patient Safety begins with an introduction to patient safety and medical errors. Its second section surveys specific types of medical errors, including those related to surgery, medications, diagnosis, transition and handoff, and infections. The third section covers proven solutions, from establishing reporting systems, to creating a culture of safety.
The third edition reflects pivotal new developments in the field, including major updates in diagnostic errors, information technology and patient safety, ambulatory safety, and clinician burnout.
Features:
-Coverage of human factors and errors at the person-machine interface
-Review of workplace issues, including supporting caregivers after major errors
-How to organize an effective safety program
-Coordination of patient education and training
-Overview of the malpractice system
-Discussion of the patient's role
- GenresMedicine
528 pages, Paperback
First published October 5, 2007
About the author
Robert M. Wachter
10 books23 followersRobert Wachter, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Author of 300 articles and 6 books, he coined the term “hospitalist,” the fastest-growing medical specialty in U.S. history. He is past-president of the Society of Hospital Medicine, past-chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. In 2004, he received the John M. Eisenberg Award, the nation’s top honor in patient safety. Modern Healthcare magazine has ranked him as one of the 50 most influential physician-executives in the U.S. more than a dozen times; he was #1 on the list in 2015. His 2015 book, "The Digital Doctor," was a New York Times bestseller. His new book is "A Giant Leap: How AI is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future."
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July 1, 2012
Simple, concise, comprehensive, practical, each chapter has a nice summary of key points. I've been using this as a study reference and found it to be an easy read. Also heard this author speak at a conference a couple years - he's a physician expert in this field.
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October 27, 2015High ideals, but the data have yet to prove this all matters.
February 2, 2018
Clearly written with many examples. Valuable information
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