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Patient Safety and Risk Management in Medicine : The Patient's Perspective.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Niv, Yaron.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical errors.
- Risk management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bradford : Ethics International Press Limited, 2025.
- Summary:
- This book is a comprehensive guide for citizens who want to understand how to conduct themselves effectively and safely in the healthcare system, and for the healthcare professionals, educators, and researchers involved in designing and delivering medical care. The book was designed to provide in-depth knowledge about patients' rights and obligations, how to understand the medical information received, and how to communicate effectively with medical professionals.The book is based on the extensive experience of the authors in practicing and teaching patient safety and risk management in medicine, and conducting research in this field. The book was written to bridge the deep gap between patients and caregivers and thus enable better and safer care. Areas addressed include informed consent, medical errors, doctor-patient and patient-doctor perceptions, continuity of care, pharmacy, patient compliance, legal issues and consequences, and the uses of AI in medical care.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-83711-329-7
- OCLC:
- 1545125653
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