Redesigning the medication ordering, dispensing, and administration process in an acute care academic health sciences centre

Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1894-1902

  Wong, Cathy ^a   Geiger, Glen ^a   Derman, Yaron D ^a   Busby, Carolyn R ^b   Carter, Michael W ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICINE; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ELECTRONIC MEDICATION ORDERING; PHARMACOKINETIC FAILURES;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 1642559448     PISSN: 02750708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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