Quality benefits of an intensive care clinical information system

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 120-125

  Fraenkel, David J ^a   Cowie, Melleesa ^b   Daley, Peter ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical information system; Critical care; Information management; Information technology; Intensive care; Patient data management system; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING STAFF; PAPER; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEENSLAND; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037247830     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200301000-00019     Document Type: Article

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