1st Edition

Medical Error and Patient Safety Human Factors in Medicine

By George A. Peters, Barbara J. Peters Copyright 2008
256 Pages
by CRC Press

252 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

256 Pages
by CRC Press

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... Read more
Introduction. General Concepts. Medical Services. Medical Devices. Analysis. Human Factors. Management Errors. Communications. Drug Delivery.

Biography

Peters, George A.; Peters, Barbara J.