Accountability Patient Safety and Policy Reform |
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| Editor:
| Sharpe, Virginia A. |
| Contribution by:
| Sharpe, Virginia A. |
| Series title: | Hastings Center Studies in Ethics |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58901-023-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2004 |
| Publisher: | Georgetown University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $96.99 |
Book Description:
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According to a Institute of Medicine report, as many as 98,000 Americans die each year as a result of medical error - a figure higher than deaths from automobile accidents, or breast cancer. This book examines how conventional structures of accountability in law and medical structure should be replaced by ethically informed institutional policies.
According to a Institute of Medicine report, as many as 98,000 Americans die each year as a result of medical error - a figure higher than deaths from automobile accidents, or breast cancer. This book examines how conventional structures of accountability in law and medical structure should be replaced by ethically informed institutional policies.