Prevention is better than cure : learning from adverse events in healthcare / Ian Leistikow, MD, PhD, Senior Inspector, Dutch Healthcare Inspectorate and Research Institute of Health Policy & Management Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Voorkomen is beter. English
Main Author: Leistikow, Ian (Author)
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Medical errors > Prevention.
Patients.
Harm reduction.
Medical Errors > prevention & control.
Physical Description:xviii, 118 pages ; [approximately 23-29] cm
Also available in electronic format.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1. Worst case scenario
  • 2. Your own observation is flawed
  • 3. Assumption is the mother of all screw-ups
  • 4. Be prepared
  • 5. Speak up
  • 6. What am I missing here?
  • 7. Nine red flags
  • 8. HALT
  • 9. Photo or film
  • 10. Risk accumulation
  • 11. Just culture
  • 12. Blind faith
  • 13. Bias
  • 14. Professional performance
  • 15. Open disclosure
  • 16. Epilogue
  • 17. Summary.