Improving the safety features of general practice computer systems

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 203-206

  Avery, Anthony J ^a,b   Savelyich, Boki S P ^a   Teasdale, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer systems; Hazard alerts; Safety features

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METHOTREXATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PENICILLAMINE; PENICILLIN G;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SAFETY; TRAINING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPUTER LITERACY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1842563180     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v11i4.568     Document Type: Article

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