Author: World Book Encyclopedia
Publisher: World Book
ISBN: 9780716611998
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
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
The World Book Health and Medical Annual-2000
Author: World Book, Inc
Publisher: World Book
ISBN: 9780716611509
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher: World Book
ISBN: 9780716611509
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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
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.
World Health Organization Publications Catalogue
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The World Health Report 1999
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
The World Health Report
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
The World Health Report 1999 : Making A Difference
Author: World Health Organisation
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788185040370
Category : Health care reform
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788185040370
Category : Health care reform
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The World Health Report 1999
Author: Organización Mundial de la Salud
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
The World Book Health and Medical Annual, 1997
Author: World Book Encyclopedia
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN: 9780716611974
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN: 9780716611974
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description