Report concludes that the nation's health care industry has failed to provide safe, quality care consistently to all Americans, and recommends overhaul, suggesting that Congress allocate funds to improve patient records and care for 15 common chronic health conditions over a fiv…
"This is the second and final report of the Committee on the Quality of Health Care in America, which was appointed in 1998 to identify strategies for achieving a substantial improvement in the quality of health care delivered to Americans. The committee's first report, 'To err …
Report concludes that the nation's health care industry has failed to provide safe, quality care consistently to all Americans, and recommends overhaul, suggesting that Congress allocate funds to improve patient records and care for 15 common chronic health conditions over a fiv…
Preventing medication errors
by ebrary, Inc, Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Aspden, Philip
Part of the "Quality Chasm Series", this book sets forth an agenda for improving the safety of medication use. It provides an overview of the system for drug development, regulation, distribution, and use. It examines the peer-reviewed literature on the incidence and the cost of…