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342 p. "'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"-- HKBU library edited by William Charney. YT2025 M08 Medical Errors prevention & control United States Cross Infection prevention & control United States Delivery of Health Care economics United States Health Personnel organization & administration United States Infection Control methods United States Quality Assurance, Health Care economics United States R729.8 E64 2012 9781420089295 SDU 110926