To err is human : building a safer health system / Linda T. Kohn, Janet M. Corrigan, and Molla S. Donaldson, editors ; Committee on Quality Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine.
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2000. |
| Description | xxi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Kohn, Linda T. |
| Other author/creator | Corrigan, Janet. |
| Other author/creator | Donaldson, Molla S. |
| Other author/creator | Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. |
| Contents | A comprehensive approach to improving patient safety -- Errors in health care : a leading cause of death and injury -- Why do errors happen? -- Building leadership and knowledge for patient safety -- Error reporting systems -- Protecting voluntary reporting systems from legal discovery -- Setting performance standards and expectations for patient safety -- Creating safety systems in health care organizations. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 99088993 |
| ISBN | 0309068371 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QZ 42 T627 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |