Medical errors and patient safety / by Jay Kalra.

Author/creator Kalra, Jay
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerlin : De Gruyter,
Descriptionviii, 113 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesPatient safety
Patient safety. ^A1330013
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 -- Tthe value of autopsy in detecting medical error and improving quality -- Total quality management, six-sigma, and health care.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011002654
ISBN9783110249491 (alk. paper)

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