Author: World Book, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716611516
Category : Health
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A collection of short articles on various medical topics of current concern. Includes a review of recent top health stories and a directory of health resources.
2001 World Book Health and Medical Annual
Author: World Book, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716611516
Category : Health
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A collection of short articles on various medical topics of current concern. Includes a review of recent top health stories and a directory of health resources.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716611516
Category : Health
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A collection of short articles on various medical topics of current concern. Includes a review of recent top health stories and a directory of health resources.
The world book health & medical annual 1998
Author: World Book Encyclopedia
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716611981
Category : Health
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A collection of short articles on various medical topics of current concern. Includes a review of recent top health stories and a directory of health resources.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716611981
Category : Health
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A collection of short articles on various medical topics of current concern. Includes a review of recent top health stories and a directory of health resources.
The 2001 World book year book
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716604518
Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716604518
Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The World Book Health & Medical Annual
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716611905
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716611905
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
To Err Is Human
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309068371
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Experts estimate that as many as 98,000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. That's more than die from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDSâ€"three causes that receive far more public attention. Indeed, more people die annually from medication errors than from workplace injuries. Add the financial cost to the human tragedy, and medical error easily rises to the top ranks of urgent, widespread public problems. To Err Is Human breaks the silence that has surrounded medical errors and their consequenceâ€"but not by pointing fingers at caring health care professionals who make honest mistakes. After all, to err is human. Instead, this book sets forth a national agendaâ€"with state and local implicationsâ€"for reducing medical errors and improving patient safety through the design of a safer health system. This volume reveals the often startling statistics of medical error and the disparity between the incidence of error and public perception of it, given many patients' expectations that the medical profession always performs perfectly. A careful examination is made of how the surrounding forces of legislation, regulation, and market activity influence the quality of care provided by health care organizations and then looks at their handling of medical mistakes. Using a detailed case study, the book reviews the current understanding of why these mistakes happen. A key theme is that legitimate liability concerns discourage reporting of errorsâ€"which begs the question, "How can we learn from our mistakes?" Balancing regulatory versus market-based initiatives and public versus private efforts, the Institute of Medicine presents wide-ranging recommendations for improving patient safety, in the areas of leadership, improved data collection and analysis, and development of effective systems at the level of direct patient care. To Err Is Human asserts that the problem is not bad people in health careâ€"it is that good people are working in bad systems that need to be made safer. Comprehensive and straightforward, this book offers a clear prescription for raising the level of patient safety in American health care. It also explains how patients themselves can influence the quality of care that they receive once they check into the hospital. This book will be vitally important to federal, state, and local health policy makers and regulators, health professional licensing officials, hospital administrators, medical educators and students, health caregivers, health journalists, patient advocatesâ€"as well as patients themselves. First in a series of publications from the Quality of Health Care in America, a project initiated by the Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309068371
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Experts estimate that as many as 98,000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. That's more than die from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDSâ€"three causes that receive far more public attention. Indeed, more people die annually from medication errors than from workplace injuries. Add the financial cost to the human tragedy, and medical error easily rises to the top ranks of urgent, widespread public problems. To Err Is Human breaks the silence that has surrounded medical errors and their consequenceâ€"but not by pointing fingers at caring health care professionals who make honest mistakes. After all, to err is human. Instead, this book sets forth a national agendaâ€"with state and local implicationsâ€"for reducing medical errors and improving patient safety through the design of a safer health system. This volume reveals the often startling statistics of medical error and the disparity between the incidence of error and public perception of it, given many patients' expectations that the medical profession always performs perfectly. A careful examination is made of how the surrounding forces of legislation, regulation, and market activity influence the quality of care provided by health care organizations and then looks at their handling of medical mistakes. Using a detailed case study, the book reviews the current understanding of why these mistakes happen. A key theme is that legitimate liability concerns discourage reporting of errorsâ€"which begs the question, "How can we learn from our mistakes?" Balancing regulatory versus market-based initiatives and public versus private efforts, the Institute of Medicine presents wide-ranging recommendations for improving patient safety, in the areas of leadership, improved data collection and analysis, and development of effective systems at the level of direct patient care. To Err Is Human asserts that the problem is not bad people in health careâ€"it is that good people are working in bad systems that need to be made safer. Comprehensive and straightforward, this book offers a clear prescription for raising the level of patient safety in American health care. It also explains how patients themselves can influence the quality of care that they receive once they check into the hospital. This book will be vitally important to federal, state, and local health policy makers and regulators, health professional licensing officials, hospital administrators, medical educators and students, health caregivers, health journalists, patient advocatesâ€"as well as patients themselves. First in a series of publications from the Quality of Health Care in America, a project initiated by the Institute of Medicine
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
Author: Walter Willett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501164775
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
In this national bestseller based on Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health research, Dr. Willett explains why the USDA guidelines--the famous food pyramid--are not only wrong but also dangerous.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501164775
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
In this national bestseller based on Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health research, Dr. Willett explains why the USDA guidelines--the famous food pyramid--are not only wrong but also dangerous.
The World Book Encyclopedia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
The World Book Health and Medical Annual, 1999
Author: World Book Encyclopedia
Publisher: World Book
ISBN: 9780716611998
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher: World Book
ISBN: 9780716611998
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
World Health Organization Publications Catalogue
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
New World Health 2001
Author: Hospital Federation International
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781859382769
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781859382769
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description