E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten
Peters Medical Error and Patient Safety
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4200-6479-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Human Factors in Medicine
E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-4200-6479-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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 mistakes. Only with better understanding, knowledge, and directed techniques can there be rapid and marked improvement in medical error management discipline.
Since medical error is situation specific and involves diverse variables in equipment, environment, and human performance, the correct choice of preventive and corrective techniques is critical. Providing a wealth of useful ideas, concepts, and techniques, Medical Error and Patient Safety: Human Factors in Medicine uses abroad perspective to present more than 500 remedies that can be applied and tailored to your unique circumstances. This detailed review of so many measures enables you to correctly identify needs and undertake appropriate actions to achieve a success that can be measured in avoided injuries, improved healthcare, and reduced cost.
Thought provoking and useful, this book considers the potential for error and the possibility for improvement in every aspect of healthcare. After an introduction to general concepts and approaches, it examines vulnerabilities in medical services, including emergency services, healthcare facilities, and infection control. It covers risks in medical devices and product design; human factors such as fatigue and stress; management errors; errors in communication at all levels of the healthcare hierarchy; as well as mistakes in drug delivery including faulty labels and warnings. The authors also compare and contrast several analytical methods, their interpretation, and their translation into a plan of action.
Zielgruppe
Human factors and ergonomic engineers, industrial engineers, safety engineers, and quality auditors.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction Common Understanding Sophisticated Knowledge Current Urgency Time to Rebuild Our Approach A New Meaning for Error Multidisciplinary Orientation
General Concepts Causation Bias Performance Criteria Transparency Harmonization Teamwork Rationalization Assurance Techniques Management of Error Caveats
Medical Services Theoretical Assumptions Medication Errors Infection Control Emergency Services Handovers and Interactions Health Care Facilities Limitations of Service Caveats
Medical Devices
Risks Error Reduction
External Requirements
Communications
Product Design
Critical Comments
Conclusions
Caveats
Analysis
Corrective Action
Preventive Action System Analysis Human Error Control
Risk Assessment Mistaken Beliefs
Observational Demeanor
Correct Terminology
Complete Process
Post Control Measures
Operational Discipline
Error Troubleshooting
Traceability
Industrial Engineering
Quality Assurance
Other Disciplines
Government and Industry Reviews In-House Teams
Personality Factors
Caveats
Human Factors Hospital Beds Fatigue Defiant Actions Stress Situation Awareness Reduction and Integration Patient Handling Drug Altered Behavior Macroergonomics Team Training Human Factors Experts
Cultural Changes
Sentinel Events
Scope of Activities
Caveats
Management Errors Introduction Illustrative Error Sources Transformational Issues Management Principles Management Concerns Caveats
Communications Interactivity Acknowledged Problems Supplemental Techniques Important Variables Communicating Consent Misreading Symptoms Caveats
Drug Delivery Containers Labels Warnings Mental Processes Pill Matching Instructions Regulation Prescription Directions Security and Counterfeiting Recalls Possible Problems Networking and Privacy Protection Patient Concerns Caveats
Appendix Standards Organizations Marks of Approval Selected Standards and Regulations
References and Recommended Reading
Subject Index
