Federal initiatives in information technology to improve patient safety and quality of care

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 92, Issue , 2003, Pages 59-71

  Ortiz, Eduardo ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERRORS;

CLINICAL INFORMATICS; DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY ISSUES; QUALITY OF CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 6944224145     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-936-3-59     Document Type: Conference Paper

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