TY - BOOK AU - Pronovost,Peter J. AU - Vohr,Eric TI - Safe patients, smart hospitals: how one doctor's checklist can help us change health care from the inside out SN - 9781594630644 (alk. paper) AV - R729.8 .P76 2010 U1 - 610.28/9 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Hudson Street Press KW - Pronovost, Peter J. KW - Medical errors KW - Prevention KW - Hospitals KW - Safety measures KW - Lists KW - Quality Assurance, Health Care KW - methods KW - United States KW - Personal Narratives KW - Hospital Administration KW - Medical Errors KW - prevention & control KW - Safety Management N1 - Includes index N2 - While Americans spend more on health care than any other country in the western world, our hospitals and clinics kill more patients. Patient safety expert Dr. Peter Pronovost is working to remedy that, by changing the way hospitals and doctors function day to day. In fact, his ideas are already saving people. By introducing a five-step checklist that standardizes a common ICU procedure, Dr. Pronovost has decreased the rate of infection--and as a result, unnecessary deaths--across the country by 90 percent. In this book, Dr. Pronovost makes reform relatable, easy to understand, and inspiring.--From publisher description ER -