Error Reduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety

ISBN 10: 0787955965 / ISBN 13: 9780787955960

Published by Jossey-Bass, 2000

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First Edition. First edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Error Reduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787955965
• ISBN 13: 9780787955960
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

An AHA Press/Jossey-Bass PublicationForeword by Lucian LeapeError Reduction in Health Care explores the complex causes of medical mistakes and offers sound advice for leaders who want to reduce the frequency of errors in health care services and mitigate the impact of those errors that do occur. The book is packed pull of examples of thorough incident investigations and process improvement recommAndations from leaders in the field of health care quality and risk management.

About the Author

Patrice L. Spath is a partner in Brown-Spath & Associates, a health care publishing and training company based in Forest Grove, Oregon. During the past twenty years, she has presented more than 350 educational programs on quality improvement, case management, medical error reduction, and outcomes management topics. A prolific writer, she has authored or edited more than 150 journal articles. Her book, Error Reduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety, won wide acclaim and was a Doody's 250 Best Books of the Year Selection.