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Fondahn: Washington Manual of Patient
Safety & Quality Improvement
About the Book:
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Multidisciplinary overview of common principles in patient safety and
quality improvement (PS/QI) in complex health systems
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Concepts are introduced in clinical vignettes
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Introduces models, measurements and tools to assess PS/QI
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Discuss medical errors, how to respond to adverse events, potential
solutions
Key Features:
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Addresses PS/QI in specific clinical settings – radiology, emergency
department, surgery, ambulatory
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PS/QI component of core curriculum and more schools are teaching more of
it and putting more rigor around the programs
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PS/QI sections of MOC cause much confusion – good resource for review
About the Authors:
Washington University
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Emily Fondahn, MD – Patient Safety and Quality Fellow; INM Instructor
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Thomas Defer, MD – Associate Professor of Medicine, Clerkship Director
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Michael Lane, MD – Patient Safety Officer
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Andrea Vanucci, MD, DEAA – Patient Safety Officer
Competition:
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Wachter: Understanding Patient Safety, McGraw Hill, 2012, $32
Pub Date:
August
Price:
$39.99
Illustrations:
Bundle:
Inkling
Markets:
medical
students, residents,
physicians, patient safety
officers, pharmacists,
nurses
1/12/2015