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Patient Safety Efforts Should Focus on Medical Errors.
- Source :
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JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association . 4/17/2002, Vol. 287 Issue 15, p1997. 5p. 2 Diagrams. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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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.
- Subjects :
- *PATIENTS
*MEDICAL errors
*ACCIDENTS
*MEDICAL care
Subjects
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