Patient Safety First: Responsive regulation in health care (Paperback)

Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsList of Contributors1. Regulatory strategies for safer patient health care2. Leading from behind with plural regulation3. International trends in patient safety governance4. Voluntary initiatives by clinicians5. Integrating corporate and clinical governance6. Transforming clinical governance in Queensland Health7. Regulating health professionals8. Non-disciplinary pathways in practitioner regulation9. Regulating clinical practice10. Surgeon report cards11. Disclosure of medical injury12. Does litigation against doctors and hospitals improve quality?13. Hospital licensure, certification and accreditation14. Connecting health care through information technology15. Do public inquiries improve health care?Index