Error Reduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety

Praise for the prior edition:   The content exceeds the reader's expectations and the text is a worthy reference in a climate of growing national attention. Its scope constitutes mandatory reading for executive and middle managers, as well as quality assurance and risk management professionals and physician leaders. The distinguished contributors bring unsurpassed expertise from a variety of sources, both inside and outside of health care.This publication provides not only a theoretical framework to gain an understanding of the nature of error, but also outlines useful, practical, proven strategies for beginning a patient safety initiative in any health care organization. This is one of the first comprehensive references available since the subject has gained national attention. Doodys Publishing, five-star review.   Error Reduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety, 2nd Edition, by Patrice Spath (editor) is a much needed text for students going into health care administration, health information technology, nursing, and other areas. It explains, step by step, how to implement Institute of Medicine guidelines to reduce the frequency of errors in health care services and mitigate the impact of those errors that do occur. Readers will learn the fundamental concepts and tools of error reduction, and how to design an effective error reduction initiative. The book pinpoints how to reduce and eliminate medical mistakes that threaten the health and safety of patients and teaches how to identify the root cause of medical errors, implement strategies for improvement, and monitor the effectiveness of these new approaches. The book is filled with illustrative examples of incident investigations and process improvement recommendations from leaders in the field of health care quality and risk management. The information presented here can be easily and practically applied for study in any health care management program.   New to this edition: ·        All chapters will are being updated with key concepts/learning objectives, key terms, and discussion questions. ·        New chapters will cover Six Sigma, Opportunity Analysis, Adverse Event Investigations, Collaborating with Patients and Families to Improve Safety, Using Technology to Improve Patient Safety, Medication Safety, and High Reliability Organizations. ·        Contributors include leaders in the field, such as Paul Schyve (JCAHO), Yosef Dlugacz (Stony Brook University) and Donna Slovensky (University of Alabama)