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Patient safety structures, processes and outcomes /

Patient safety - avoiding, preventing and ameliorating adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from healthcare processes - is gaining increasing importance and attracting more attention. Interest is driven by poor practice incidents which lead to disastrous consequences for patients and relatives, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hurst, Keith, 1953-, Downey-Ennis, Kay
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Bradford, England] : Emerald, 2007.
Colección:International journal of health care quality assurance ; v. 20, no. 7.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Patient safety - avoiding, preventing and ameliorating adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from healthcare processes - is gaining increasing importance and attracting more attention. Interest is driven by poor practice incidents which lead to disastrous consequences for patients and relatives, and inquiries concluding with confidence-sapping findings and far-reaching recommendations. This e-book provides a clear and helpful discussion about the background and international context of patient safety. It considers the theoretical underpinnings of patient safety and gives the reader a fascinati.
Notas:Title from PDF caption (viewed February 15, 2008).
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781846636356
1846636353
ISSN:0952-6862 ;