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Medical Error and Patient Safety Human Factors in Medicine

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ISBN-10: 1420064797

ISBN-13: 9781420064797

Edition: 2008

Authors: George A. Peters, Barbara J. Peters

List price: $175.00
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A difficult and recalcitrant phenomenon, medical error causes pervasive and expensive problems in terms of patient injury, ineffective treatment, and rising healthcare costs. Simple heightened awareness can help, but it requires organized, effective remedies and countermeasures that are reasonable, acceptable, and adaptable to see a truly significant drop in the intolerable rate of medical mistakes. Only with better understanding, knowledge, and directed techniques can there be rapid and marked improvement in medical error management discipline. Since medical error is situation specific and involves diverse variables in equipment, environment, and human performance, the correct choice of…    
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Book details

List price: $175.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 11/1/2007
Pages: 256
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.93" long
Language: English

Introduction
Common Understanding
Sophisticated Knowledge
Current Urgency
Time to Rebuild
Our Approach
A New Meaning for Error
Multidisciplinary Orientation
General Concepts
Causation
Bias
Performance Criteria
Transparency
Harmonization
Teamwork
Rationalization
Assurance Techniques
Management of Error
Caveats
Medical Services
Theoretical Assumptions
Medication Errors
Infection Control
Emergency Services
Handovers and Interactions
Health Care Facilities
Limitations of Service
Caveats
Medical Devices
Risks
Error Reduction
External Requirements
Communications
Product Design
Critical Comments
Conclusions
Caveats
Analysis
Corrective Action
Preventive Action
System Analysis
Human Error Control
Risk Assessment
Mistaken Beliefs
Observational Demeanor
Correct Terminology
Complete Process
Post Control Measures
Operational Discipline
Error Troubleshooting
Traceability
Industrial Engineering
Quality Assurance
Other Disciplines
Government and Industry Reviews
In-House Teams
Personality Factors
Caveats
Human Factors
Hospital Beds
Fatigue
Defiant Actions
Stress
Situation Awareness
Reduction and Integration
Patient Handling
Drug Altered Behavior
Macroergonomics
Team Training
Human Factors Experts
Cultural Changes
Sentinel Events
Scope of Activities
Caveats
Management Errors
Introduction
Illustrative Error Sources
Transformational Issues
Management Principles
Management Concerns
Caveats
Communications
Interactivity
Acknowledged Problems
Supplemental Techniques
Important Variables
Communicating Consent
Misreading Symptoms
Caveats
Drug Delivery
Containers
Labels
Warnings
Mental Processes
Pill Matching
Instructions
Regulation
Prescription Directions
Security and Counterfeiting
Recalls
Possible Problems
Networking and Privacy Protection
Patient Concerns
Caveats
Appendix
Standards Organizations
Marks of Approval
Selected Standards and Regulations
References and Recommended Reading
Subject Index
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