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To err is human : building a safer health system /

"This book sets forth a national agenda--with state and local implications--for reducing medical errors and improving patient safety through the design of a safer health system."--Jacket

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Kohn, Linda T. (Editor), Corrigan, Janet (Editor), Donaldson, Molla S. (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2000]
Subjects:	Medical errors > Prevention. Medical Errors > prevention & control
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9780309515634 0309515637 9780309261746 0309261740 9780585212739 0585212732
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

1. A comprehensive approach to improving patient safety
2. Errors in health care: a leading cause of death and injury
3. Why do errors happen?
4. Building leadership and knowledge for patient safety
5. Error reporting systems
6. Protecting voluntary reporting systems from legal discovery
7. Setting performance standards and expectations for patient safety
8. Creating safety systems in health care organizations.