Introduction. Basic Mathematical Concepts. Introduction to Reliability Technology, Human Error, and Quality. Medical Device Safety and Quality Assurance. Medical Device Software Quality Assurance and Risk Assessment. Medical Device Maintenance and Sources for Obtaining Medical Device-Related Failure Data. Human Error in Health Care. Healthcare Human Error Reporting Systems and Models for Predicting Human Reliability and Error in Healthcare.

Patient Safety. Introduction to Quality in Healthcare. Quality Methods for Use in Healthcare. APPENDIX: Bibliography: Literature on Reliability Technology, Human Error, and Quality in Healthcare.