Strategic work-arounds to accommodate new technology: The case of smart pumps in hospital care

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-81

  McAlearney, Ann Scheck ^a,b   Vrontos Jr , John ^a   Schneider, Philip J ^a   Curran, Christine R ^a   Czerwinski, Barbara S ^a   Pedersen, Craig A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Informatics; Medical; Medication errors; Medication systems hospital; Qualitative research; Safety management; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249946087     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jps.0000242987.93789.63     Document Type: Article

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