Technology to improve quality and accountability

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 719-723

  Kay, Jonathan ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Auto identification; Errors; Information technology; Knowledge management; Laboratory testing; Quality; Report

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERNET; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

DECISION MAKING; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 33744818884     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2006.136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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