Author: Decision Resources Inc. DRI
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: sage, global, market, sourceboook, environments, devices, sourcebook, modern, biomedical, business
Number of Pages: 1680
Published: 2007-06-27
List price: $895.00
ISBN-10: 1412950546
ISBN-13: 9781412950541

SAGE Sourcebook of Modern Biomedical Devices: Business Markets in the Global Environment is the first accessible, broadly available source of information that presents and quantifies the commercial success of numerous types of biomedical devices available in the global market. It is of great importance, for both the research and the business communities, to identify specific biomedical device types, per major therapeutic areas, most commercially successful in today’s global economic markets, such as in the biggest market (U.S.), in the Pacific Rim, and in the newly expanded European Union. C

Author: Committee on Models in the Regulatory Decision Pro
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: making, decision, regulatory, environmental, models
Number of Pages: 286
Published: 2007-07-25
List price: $59.25
ISBN-10: 0309110009
ISBN-13: 9780309110006

Many regulations issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are based on the results of computer models. Models help EPA explain environmental phenomena in settings where direct observations are limited or unavailable, and anticipate the effects of agency policies on the environment, human health and the economy. Given the critical role played by models, the EPA asked the National Research Council to assess scientific issues related to the agency’s selection and use of models in its decisions. The book recommends a series of guidelines and principles for improving agency mo

Author: Research, and Decision Making Panel on Enhancing t
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: nutrition, policies, food, analyze, data, improving
Number of Pages: 146
Published: 2005-10-18
List price: $35.50
ISBN-10: 0309100054
ISBN-13: 9780309100052

Author: Joint Commission Resources
Publisher: Joint Commission Resources
Keywords: ambulatory, care, improvement, performance, effective, cost
Number of Pages: 143
Published: 2002-12
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0866887881
ISBN-13: 9780866887885

Author: Joint Commission Resources
Publisher: Joint Commission Resources
Keywords: neglect, amp, abuse, recognize
Number of Pages: 221
Published: 2002-12
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 0866887261
ISBN-13: 9780866887267

Author: Joint Commission Resources
Publisher: Joint Commission Resources
Keywords: hospitals, challenges, measurement, performance, overcoming
Number of Pages: 172
Published: 2005-05
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 0866888721
ISBN-13: 9780866888721

Authors:JCR, Joint Commission Resources,
Publisher: Joint Commission Resources
Keywords: safety, improving, strategies, medications, alert
Number of Pages: 150
Published: 2008-12-31
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 1599402092
ISBN-13: 9781599402093

Proper management of high-alert medications is more crucial than ever. This new book provides an in-depth, easy-to-understand analysis of how an organization can reduce the likelihood of patient harm associated with anticoagulants, insulin, and other high-risk drugs. A key part of the book focuses on strategies and process designs organizations can employ to improve high-alert medication safety. Additional topics covered in the book include: reasons and benefits of using both high-alert medications and high-alert processes (opiates, sedatives, narcotics, chemotherapy, compounded sterile produc