Systems failure in hospitals - Using reason's model to predict problems in a prescribing information system

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-43

  Lederman, R M ^a   Parkes, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Prescribing errors; Reason's model; Systems failure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERROR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL ERROR; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 15244342034     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-005-1102-2     Document Type: Article

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