How do we approach a major change program using the example of the development, evaluation, and implementation of an electronic transfusion management system

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 829-837

  Murphy, Michael F ^a   Staves, Julie ^b   Davies, Amanda ^b   Fraser, Edward ^b   Parker, Rachel ^b   Cripps, Barbara ^b   Kay, Jonathan ^b   Vincent, Charles ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ELECTRONICS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STAFF TRAINING; TEAMWORK;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 65349156940     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02120.x     Document Type: Article

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