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Ambulatory health care settings, 29, 50-51, 168
costs, 41
drug errors, 32-33, 34-35, 39
home care, 2, 29, 51, 254
reporting systems, 88, 257
training, 165
American Academy of Pediatrics, 146
American Accreditation Healthcare Commission/URAC, 138, 139
American Board of Medical Specialties, 148
American College of Cardiology, 145
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 145-146
American College of Surgeons, 270
American Heart Association, 145, 147
American Hospital Association
National Patient Safety Partnership, 78, 81-82, 183, 191, 196
American Medical Accreditation Program Association, 143
American Medical Association, 147
National Patient Safety Foundation, 6, 57, 70, 71, 76, 81, 147, 193
National Patient Safety Partnership, 78, 81-82, 183, 191, 196
American National Standards Institute, 178
American Nurses Association, 143
National Patient Safety Partnership, 78, 81-82, 183, 191, 196
American Nurses Credentialing Center, 143
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 145, 183, 193
Ames Research Center, 65, 73
Anesthesia, 6, 32, 144-145, 164, 171, 222-225
infusion pumps, 50-66 (passim)
mortality, 164, 222-225
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, 6, 145
Antibiotics, 33, 171
Anticipating the unexpected, 52, 150, 161, 162, 166, 170, 174-176, 197
Anticoagulants, 35
Antidiarrheals, 34
Anti-inflammatory drugs, 35, 253-254
Association of American Medical Colleges, 148
National Patient Safety Partnership, 78, 81-82, 183, 191, 196
Attitudes
fear, 22, 42, 111, 125, 127, 157, 160, 163, 167, 189
patient trust, 2
professionals, 2, 10, 23, 60, 112
public opinion, 2, 29, 42-43, 70, 167
Australia, 32, 35
Authority gradient, 178, 180-181
Automation, see Computer systems
Autopsies, 269
Aviation, 60, 180
accidents, general, 53
aircraft carriers, 57, 160-161
risk level, 42
safety efforts, ix, 5, 6-7, 42, 71-73, 80
team training, 173-174
see also National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aviation Safety Action Programs, 97
Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), 72-73, 76, 91, 95-97, 104, 105-106, 125, 127
B
Bar coding, 175, 188, 189, 195-196
Benchmarking, 81, 182, 259
Best practices, 18, 32, 77, 79, 145, 152, 182, 193 see also Clinical practice guidelines
Billings, Charles, 73
Budgetary issues, see Funding
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 73-74, 97
C
California
peer review statute, 127-128
reporting system, 254-255
Cancer, 1, 26, 209