Real-time automated paging and decision support for critical laboratory abnormalities

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 924-930

  Etchells, Edward ^a,b,c   Adhikari, Neill K J ^a,c   Wu, Robert ^c,d   Cheung, Mark ^a,c   Quan, Sherman ^b,d   Mraz, Richard ^a   Wong, Brian ^a,b,c   Pinto, Ruxandra ^a   Mehta, Rajin ^a,c   Morra, Dante ^c,d   Fowler, Robert ^a,c   Sibbald, William ^a,c   Abrams, Howard ^c,d   Rossos, Peter G ^b,c,d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTRANET; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80054954440     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.051110     Document Type: Article

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