02285nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10452931 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 101109s2011 cauad sb 001 0 eng d 2010047564 9780470502402 (pbk.) 9781118001554 (e-book) 9781118001561 (e-book) 9781118001516 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)715172368 RA971.38 .E77 2011eb 362.1 22 Error reduction in health care [electronic resource] : a systems approach to improving patient safety / Patrice L. Spath, editor. 2nd ed. San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, 2011. xxiii, 392 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1. The basics of patient safety -- pt. 2. Measure and evaluate patient safety -- pt. 3. Reactive and proactive safety investigations -- pt. 4. How to make health care processes safer -- pt. 5. Focused patient safety initiatives. "Completely revised and updated this book offers a step-by-step guide for implementing the Institute of Medicine guidelines to reduce the frequency of errors in health care services and mitigate the impact of those errors that do occur. It explores the fundamental concepts and tools of error reduction, and shows how to design an effective error reduction initiative. The book pinpoints how to reduce and eliminate medical mistakes that threaten the health and safety of patients and teaches how to identify the root cause of medical errors, implement strategies for improvement, and monitor the effectiveness of these new approaches"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Health facilities Risk management. Medical errors Prevention. Electronic books. local Spath, Patrice. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10452931 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 250030 250030