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Patient Safety Efforts Should Focus on Medical Errors.

Authors :
McNutt, Robert A.
Abrams, Richard
Aron, David C.
Source :
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 4/17/2002, Vol. 287 Issue 15, p1997. 5p. 2 Diagrams.
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

Argues that patient safety efforts should focus on medical errors rather than medical injuries. Case of a patient who died because a computer system was not working; Definition of an error; Methods for discovering causes of injury; Suggestion that errors in policy making and organization are prime causes of injury.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00987484
Volume :
287
Issue :
15
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
6519543
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.287.15.1997