Patient safety and hospital accreditation a model for ensuring success /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer Pub. Co.,
c2012.
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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:
- Introduction to concepts of hospital accreditation and patient safety
- Milestones of hospital accreditation and patient safety in the United States
- A global view of patient safety and accreditation
- Universal "new" language of patient safety as part of the accreditation process
- Current challenges in healthcare
- The reliability factor and why adverse events still happen in accredited healthcare organizations
- Organizational architecture in relation to patient safety efforts ready, fire, aim
- Overview of the Myers model for patient safety and accreditation and its application in healthcare
- Design at the leadership level (system level)
- Design at the unit level (microsystem)
- Design at the individual level
- How the model assists nursing with accreditation and patient safety efforts
- Measurements and data integration
- Root cause analysis and failure mode and effects analysis
- Recommendations for accrediting bodies and healthcare organizations.