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Fondahn: Washington Manual of Patient

Safety & Quality Improvement

About the Book:

Multidisciplinary overview of common principles in patient safety and

quality improvement (PS/QI) in complex health systems

Concepts are introduced in clinical vignettes

Introduces models, measurements and tools to assess PS/QI

Discuss medical errors, how to respond to adverse events, potential

solutions

Key Features:

Addresses PS/QI in specific clinical settings – radiology, emergency

department, surgery, ambulatory

PS/QI component of core curriculum and more schools are teaching more of

it and putting more rigor around the programs

PS/QI sections of MOC cause much confusion – good resource for review

About the Authors:

Washington University

Emily Fondahn, MD – Patient Safety and Quality Fellow; INM Instructor

Thomas Defer, MD – Associate Professor of Medicine, Clerkship Director

Michael Lane, MD – Patient Safety Officer

Andrea Vanucci, MD, DEAA – Patient Safety Officer

Competition:

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