Medical Errors and Patient Safety: Strategies to reduce and disclose medical errors and improve patient safety

Is the reporting of medical errors changing? This book shows with real cases from health care and beyond that most errors come from flaws in the system. It also shows why they don't get reported and how medical error disclosure around the world is shifting away from blaming people, to a "no-fault" model that seeks to improve the whole system of care.

The book intends to provide an introduction to medical errors that result in preventable adverse events. It will examine issues that stymie ef...