Wears, Robert
Still Not Safe: Patient Safety and the Middle-Managing of American Medicine
- ISBN 13:
- 9780190271268
- author:
- Wears, Robert
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 24.2 x 16.4 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Science, Medical, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Still Not Safe: Patient Safety and the Middle-Managing of American Medicine
The rise of patient safety in the late 1990s was a response to the growing concern over medical errors in the US, which were estimated to result in tens of thousands of deaths each year. However, the movement's focus on "epidemics" of medical errors may have been misleading, as the underlying causes of these errors were more complex.
This book, written by physician Robert Wears and organizational theorist Kathleen Sutcliffe, explores the origins of the patient-safety movement and how it was shaped by social factors, including market trends, institutional changes, and bureaucratic movements. By examining the intersection of medicine, psychology, philosophy, and human performance, Still Not Safe offers a nuanced understanding of the patient-safety movement and its implications for American medicine.
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