Reduction of medical error at the point-of-care using electronic clinical information delivery

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 537-540

  Wilcox, R A ^a   Whitham, E M ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONICS; ERROR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL ERRORS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0344303640     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2003.00465.x     Document Type: Review

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