Partnering with patients to reduce medical errors / Patrice L. Spath, editor ; foreword by David B. Nash.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spath, Patrice.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical errors--Prevention.

Medical errors.

Patient participation.

Hospital care--Quality control.

Hospital care.

Medical personnel and patient.

Medical Errors--prevention & control.

Patient Participation.

Patient Care--standards.

Medical Subjects:

Medical Errors--prevention & control.

Patient Participation.

Patient Care--standards.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : AHA Press, 2004.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Safety from the Patient's Point of View / Patrice L. Spath 1

Chapter 2. The Patient's Role in Safety: A Physician's Perspective / Joel Mattison, M.D. 35

Chapter 3. Creating Opportunities for Patient Involvement in Error Prevention / Paula S. Swain, Patrice L. Spath 51

Chapter 4. Engaging Patients in Safety: Barriers and Solutions / Michelle H. Pelling 85

Chapter 5. Enabling Patient Involvement without Increasing Liability Risks / James W. Saxton, Maggie M. Finkelstein 109

Chapter 6. Call to Action: The Leader's Role in Patient Safety / Thomas C. Royer, M.D. 141

Chapter 7. Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital: Putting the Patient in Patient Safety / Kay Beauregard, Steven Winokur, M.D. 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1556483147

OCLC:

53435391