Test turnaround times and mortality rates 12 and 24 months after the introduction of a computerised provider order entry system

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-215

  Westbrook, J I ^a   Georgiou, A ^a   Rob, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computerised provider order entry; Mortality; Pathology; Turnaround time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME;

AUSTRALIA; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TIME;

EID: 68549118894     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME9219     Document Type: Conference Paper

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