Preventing Mistakes in Health Care

Authors :: Pranavi Sreeramoju
Source :: The Patient and Health Care System: Perspectives on High-Quality Care ISBN: 9783030465667
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Springer International Publishing, 2020.
Abstract: This chapter is an overview of types of harm in healthcare and how patient safety is approached in hospitals and healthcare systems. Person-level strategies and organization-level strategies to improve patient safety are discussed. The chapter closes with a call to action for patients, professionals in healthcare, policymakers, payers, and the public.

Subjects :: Patient safety
surgical procedures, operative
Harm
Nursing
business.industry
education
Health care
Organizational culture
Business
humanities
health care economics and organizations
Call to action
Healthcare system

ISBN :: 978-3-030-46566-7
ISBNs :: 9783030465667
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: The Patient and Health Care System: Perspectives on High-Quality Care ISBN: 9783030465667
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........e43bb5d72ed6fb4476732872e289f6b6
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46567-4_8