The use of computerized provider order entry to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of coagulation testing

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 495-498

  Georgiou, Andrew ^a,c   Lang, Stephen ^b   Rosenfeld, David ^b   Westbrook, Johanna I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTERS; DRUG MONITORING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEPARIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79955096650     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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