Epidemic of medical errors and hospital-acquired infections systemic and social causes

Epidemic of medical errors and hospital-acquired infections : systemic and social causes / edited by William Charney.

Other author/creator	Charney, William, 1947-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Boca Raton : CRC Press,
Description	xiv, 342 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Medical Errors--prevention & control --United States. Cross Infection--prevention & control --United States. Delivery of Health Care--economics --United States. Health Personnel--organization & administration --United States. Infection Control--methods --United States. Quality Assurance, Health Care--economics --United States.

Abstract	"'Do no harm' a particularly leading and important phrase in the delivery of healthcare is not working. In fact depending on the epidemiological approach and which data sets one applies, medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and pharmaceutical errors combined are the second or third leading killer of Americans annually: approximately 300,000 die from a combination of medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs), and pharmaceutical errors...100,000 per category. Add to these numbers the hundreds of thousands who are harmed (morbidity) but not killed (mortality) changing quality of life and a substantial problem is defined"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011037590
ISBN	9781420089295 (Hardback : acid-free paper)

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