01826cam a2200313 a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000460008803500200013404000230015404200080017705000220018506000110020708200230021824501240024126000370036530000260040250400510042852006570047965000570113665000580119365000550125165000680130665000470137465000620142170000290148316983731OSt20150408114147.0110926s2012    flu      b    001 0 eng    a  2011037590  a9781420089295 (Hardback : acidfree paper)  a(DNLM)101569994  aDNLM/DLCcDLCdDLC  apcc00aR729.8b.E65 201210aWX 15300a362.10289223bEPM00aEpidemic of medical errors and hospital-acquired infections :bsystemic and social causes /cedited by William Charney.  aBoca Raton :bCRC Press,cc2012.  axiv, 342 p. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  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-