01554cam a2200229 a 4500008004100000020001800041040000800059050002100067245012400088260003600212300001100248505001700259518001500276520065700291650005700948650005801005650005501063650006801118650004701186650006201233700002901295110926s2012    flu      b    001 0 eng    a9781420089295  aSDU00aR729.8bE64 201200aEpidemic of medical errors and hospital-acquired infections :bsystemic and social causes /cedited by William Charney.  aBoca Raton :bCRC Press,c2012.  a342 p.  aHKBU library  aYT2025 M08  a"'Do no harm' a particularly leading and important phrase in the delivery of healthcare is not working. In fact depending on the epidemiological approach and which data sets one applies, medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and pharmaceutical errors combined are the second or third leading killer of Americans annually: approximately 300,000 die from a combination of medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs), and pharmaceutical errors...100,000 per category. Add to these numbers the hundreds of thousands who are harmed (morbidity) but not killed (mortality) changing quality of life and a substantial problem is defined"--12aMedical Errorsxprevention & controlzUnited States.12aCross Infectionxprevention & controlzUnited States.22aDelivery of Health CarexeconomicszUnited States.22aHealth Personnelxorganization & administrationzUnited States.22aInfection ControlxmethodszUnited States.22aQuality Assurance, Health CarexeconomicszUnited States.1 aCharney, William,d1947-