Detecting adverse events using information technology

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-128

  Bates, David W ^a,b,c   Evans, R Scott ^d   Murff, Harvey ^a,b,c   Stetson, Peter D ^e   Pizzifferri, Lisa ^a,b,c   Hripcsak, George ^e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FALLING; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SAFETY;

EID: 0037353241     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1074     Document Type: Review

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