Publisher's Synopsis
This book deals with clinical risk management and includes the work of many researchers and professionals with different backgrounds and coming from different countries. The systematic and interdisciplinary approach to risk management and patient safety is the focus of the topics introduced in HEPS2005.
The following different aspects of this complex and challenging issue are considered:
- System Reliability and Patient Safety
- Leadership, Staff Well-Being and Care Quality
- Healthcare Organization and Information System
- Risk Management and Communication
- Usability of Medical and Surgical Devices
- Environmental Design in Hospital
- Occupational Ergonomics and Safety
- Human Alertness and Performance
