A review of medical error reporting system design considerations and a proposed cross-level systems research framework

Human Factors

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 257-276

  Holden, Richard J ^a   Karsh, Ben Tzion ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

CROSS-LEVEL SYSTEMS MODEL; MEDICAL ERROR REPORTING SYSTEM DESIGN; MEDICAL ERRORS;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA BASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 33947684834     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872007X312487     Document Type: Review

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