Improving end of life care: An information systems approach to reducing medical errors

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 114, Issue , 2005, Pages 93-104

  Tamang, S ^a,b   Kopec, D ^a   Shagas, G ^a   Levy, K ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Research   (United States)

Author keywords

case based reasoning; electronic health records; end of life; Information systems; management information systems; palliative care; quality of care

Indexed keywords

CASE BASED REASONING; DATA MINING; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; ERRORS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

AUTOMATED INFORMATION; CASEBASED REASONINGS (CBR); ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; END OF LIVES; FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOLS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS); PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF CARE;

MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 78650314157     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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