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You are here > Home > Reading Lists & Books > Risk, Liability & Patient Safety > Error Reduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Care Error Reduction in Healthcare: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Safety, Revised Edition edited by Patrice L. Spath Hardcover, 320 pages ISBN: 0787955965 978-0787955960 Jossey-Bass / AHA Press July 2000  (click button below to view the very best currently available price for this important resource)   Lucian Leape writes in the forward of this book, "Error Reduction in Health Care explores the complex causes of medical mistakes and offers sound advice for leaders who want to reduce the frequency of errors in health care services and mitigate the impact of those errors that do occur. This book is packed pull of examples of thorough incident investigations and process improvement recommendations from leaders in the field of health care quality and risk management." "Reducing errors is rightly becoming a higher and higher priority in the health care world, and this book will help committed clinicians and administrators make progress toward the goal." -Donald M. Berwick, president and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Recommended by the American Hospital Assocition, this book includes these contributions:  A Formula for Errors: Good People + Bad Systems (S. McClanahan, et al.). Measuring Performance of High-Risk Processes (K. Ferraco & P. Spath). The Human Side of Medical Mistakes (S. Ternov). Accident Investigation and Anticipatory Failure Analysis in Hospitals (S. Feldman & D. Roblin). Automating Root Cause Analysis (R. Latino). One Hospital's View of Software Facilitation of Root Cause Analysis (K. Hirsch & D. Wallace). Proactively Error-Proofing Health Care Processes (R. Croteau & P. Schyve). Reducing Errors through Work Systems Improvements (P. Spath). A Structured Teamwork System to Reduce Clinical Errors (D. Risser, et al.). "This book, with its step-by-step guide to operationalizing error reduction, is a must-read for hospital administrators, senior medical staff, and conscientious board members." -Michael L. Millenson, principal, William M. Mercer, Inc.. and author of Demanding Medical Excellence: Doctors and Accountability in the Information Age "Error Reduction in Health Care provides a clear focus on issues that make a difference to patients and health care providers. Every improvement program needs to consider this book as essential in continuous improvement training." -Paula S. Swain, Swain and Associates, Healthcare Accreditation and Compliance Specialists You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore