Medical errors and patient safety strategies to reduce and disclose medical errors and improve patient safety /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kalra, Jay
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, c2011.
Series:Patient safety ; v. 1.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • An overview and introduction to concepts
  • Perceptions of medical error and adverse events
  • Causes of medical error and adverse events
  • Medical error and strategies for working solutions in clinical diagnostic laboratories and other health care areas
  • Creating a culture for medical error reduction
  • Improving quality in clinical diagnostic laboratories
  • Barriers to open disclosure
  • International laws and guidelines addressing error and disclosure
  • The value of autopsy in detecting medical error and improving quality
  • Total quality management, six-sigma, and health care.