Adopting information technology to drive improvements in patient safety: Lessons from the agency for healthcare research and quality health information technology grantees

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2P2, 2009, Pages 684-700

  Damberg, Cheryl L ^a   Ridgely, M Susan ^a   Shaw, Rebecca ^a   Meili, Robin C ^a   Sorbero, Melony E S ^a   Bradley, Lily A ^b   Farley, Donna O ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health IT; Information technology; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 62449196513     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00928.x     Document Type: Article

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