Potential for improving patient safety by computerized decision support systems

Family Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-138

  Delaney, Brendan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONSULTATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VIDEORECORDING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EUROPE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 47049109621     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmn039     Document Type: Editorial

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