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To err is human : building a safer health system /

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:To err is human (Print)
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Quality of Health Care in America
Other Authors: Kohn, Linda T., Corrigan, Janet, Donaldson, Molla S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2000.
Subjects:
Medical Errors > prevention & control.
Quality Assurance, Health Care.
Health Facilities.
Risk Management.
Table of Contents:
  • A comprehensive approach to improving patient safety
  • Errors in health care : a leading cause of death and injury
  • Why do errors happen?
  • Building leadership and knowledge for patient safety
  • Error reporting systems
  • Protecting voluntary reporting systems from legal discovery
  • Setting performance standards and expectations for patient safety
  • Creating safety systems in health care organizations