Using what we gather-harnessing information for improved care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2010, Pages

  Board, Neville ^a   Watson, Diane E ^b  

^a Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; EDITORIAL; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952112177     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04019.x     Document Type: Note

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