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When we do harm : a doctor confronts medical error / Danielle Ofri.
"Physician and author Danielle Ofri investigates how medical error could be killing 10% of patients and causing 33% of hospital deaths. These stories ask us to reconsider what happens when the medical system does us harm"-- Provided by publisher.
Medical science has made enormous strides in decreasing mortality and suffering, but there is no doubt that treatment can also sometimes cause harm. Ofri places the issues of medical error and patient safety front and center in our national healthcare conversation. She explores the diagnostic, systemic, and cognitive causes of medical error., and advocates for strategic use of concrete safety interventions such as checklists and improvements to the electronic medical record, while focusing focuses on the full-scale cultural and cognitive shifts required to make a meaningful dent in medical error. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780807037881
- ISBN: 0807037885
- Physical Description: 262 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2020]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Jumbo jets crashing -- A sea of uncertainty -- Making -- or missing -- the diagnosis -- The fever -- Diagnostic thinking -- The descent -- For the record -- The human consequences -- On the clock -- What you see -- I'll see you in court -- Is there a better way? -- Looking for answers -- Bringing along our brains -- The reckoning -- So what's a patient to do? -- Getting it right. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Medical errors > United States. Medical care > United States. Medical personnel and patient > United States. Medical errors. Physician and patient. United States. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Crawford County Library-Recklein Memorial-Cuba | 610.28 OFR (Text) | 33431000482941 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
When We Do Harm : A Doctor Confronts Medical Error
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Table of Contents
When We Do Harm : A Doctor Confronts Medical Error
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | Jumbo Jets Crashing | p. 1 |
| Chapter 2 | A Sea of Uncertainty | p. 21 |
| Chapter 3 | Making-or Missing-the Diagnosis | p. 33 |
| Chapter 4 | The Fever | p. 49 |
| Chapter 5 | Diagnostic Thinking | p. 56 |
| Chapter 6 | The Descent | p. 71 |
| Chapter 7 | For the Record | p. 83 |
| Chapter 8 | The Human Consequences | p. 102 |
| Chapter 9 | On the Clock | p. 111 |
| Chapter 10 | What You See | p. 129 |
| Chapter 11 | I'll See You in Court | p. 136 |
| Chapter 12 | Is There a Better Way? | p. 152 |
| Chapter 13 | Looking for Answers | p. 164 |
| Chapter 14 | Bringing Along Our Brains | p. 184 |
| Chapter 15 | The Reckoning | p. 197 |
| Chapter 16 | So What's a Patient to Do? | p. 219 |
| Chapter 17 | Getting It Right | p. 230 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 245 | |
| Notes | p. 248 | |
| Index | p. 254 |
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