Epidemic of medical errors and hospital-acquired infections : systemic and social causes /

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"'Do no harm' a particularly leading and important phrase in the delivery of healthcare is not working. In fact depending on the epidemiological approach and which data sets one applies, medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and pharmaceutical errors combined are the sec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Charney, William, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2012.
Temas:
Medical errors > United States.
Medical errors > United States > Prevention.
Nosocomial infections > United States.
Medical economics > United States.
Cross infection > United States > Prevention.
Medical care > United States.
Cross Infection > prevention & control
Medical Errors > prevention & control
Delivery of Health Care > economics
Health Personnel > organization & administration
Infection Control > methods
Quality Assurance, Health Care > economics
Erreurs médicales > États-Unis.
Infections nosocomiales > États-Unis.
Économie de la santé > États-Unis.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Cross infection > Prevention
Medical care
Medical economics
Medical errors
Medical errors > Prevention
Nosocomial infections
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
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Sumario:"'Do no harm' a particularly leading and important phrase in the delivery of healthcare is not working. In fact depending on the epidemiological approach and which data sets one applies, medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and pharmaceutical errors combined are the second or third leading killer of Americans annually: approximately 300,000 die from a combination of medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs), and pharmaceutical errors ... 100,000 per category. Add to these numbers the hundreds of thousands who are harmed (morbidity) but not killed (mortality) changing quality of life and a substantial problem is defined"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 336 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781420089301
1420089307
1280121513
9781280121517

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