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Improving patient safety through information technology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18066373     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
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Health information technology (HIT) is generally accepted as the solution for the nation's medical error crisis. Although limited studies suggest the importance of using HIT in the process of medication management, research has failed to adequately describe how HIT actually works in capturing medication error data and improving patient safety within a healthcare system.1-3 The aim of our study is to identify essential elements in the adoption of technology within the broader context of system change and workflow modification. Using the adoption of an electronic reporting system to improve patient safety, we examine the role of this technology within process improvement, culture, and workflow.
Authors:
C Andrew Brown; Jessica H Bailey; Margaret E Miller Davis; Paula Garrett; William J Rudman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2005-09-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perspectives in health information management / AHIMA, American Health Information Management Association     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1559-4122     ISO Abbreviation:  Perspect Health Inf Manag     Publication Date:  2005  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-10     Completed Date:  2008-04-21     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101219871     Medline TA:  Perspect Health Inf Manag     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
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