Patients use an internet technology to report when things go wrong

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-215

  Wasson, John H ^a   MacKenzie, Todd A ^b   Hall, Michael ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Hall Stewart ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250850755     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.019810     Document Type: Article

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