Description
Book SynopsisThis book aims to serve as a playbook and a guide for the creation of a safer healthcare system in the contemporary healthcare ecosystem. It meets this goal through examinations of clinical case studies that illustrate core principles of patient safety, coverage of a broad range of medical errors including medication errors, and solutions to reducing medical errors that are widely applicable in many settings.
Throughout the book, the chapters offer viewpoints from healthcare leaders, accomplished practitioners, and experts in patient safety. In addition to highlighting important concepts in patient safety, the book also provides a vision of patient safety in the subsequent decade. Furthermore, it will describe what changes need to “fall into place” between now and the next 10-15 years to have that future realized. The book presents and analyzes a number of cases to illustrate the most common types of medical errors and to help readers learn the key clinical, organizational, and systems issues in patient safety.
Patient Safety, 2nd edition, is an invaluable text for all physicians, healthcare workers, policymakers, and residents who are working towards a more equitable and effective healthcare system.
Table of ContentsSection I: Introduction
Chapter 1 - Patient safety methodologies
Chapter 2 - Measuring patient safety
Section II: Concepts
Chapter 3 - Patient identification
Chapter 4 - Teamwork and communication Chapter 5 - Transitions of Care and Communications
Chapter 6 - Graduate medical education and patient safety
Chapter 7 – Information Technology and patient safety
Chapter 8–Clinical ethics and patient safety
Chapter 9 – Health Equity: A key aspect of patient safety
Chapter 10 – High Reliability
Section III: Examples
Chapter 11 -Medication error
Chapter 12 - Medication reconciliation error
Chapter 13 - Retained surgical items
Chapter 14 - Wrong-site surgery
Chapter 15 - Transfusion-related hazards
Chapter 16 - Hospital-acquired infections
Chapter 17–Hospital falls
Chapter 18- Pressure ulcers
Chapter 19 - Diagnostic error
Section IV: Special considerations
Chapter 20–Patient safety in pediatrics
Chapter 21 - Patient safety in radiology
Chapter 22- Patient safety in anesthesia
Chapter 23 - Patient safety in behavioral health
Chapter 24–Patient safety in outpatient care
Chapter 25 - Patient safety in critical careChapter 26: Patient safety in long-term care and nursing homes
Chapter 27: Patient safety in emergency department
Section V: Organizational issues
Chapter 28–Error disclosure
Chapter 29–The culture of safety
Chapter 30 - Second victim
