Getting moving on patient safety - Harnessing electronic data for safer care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1756-1758

  Jha, Ashish K ^a,b   Classen, David C ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955166942     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1109398     Document Type: Short Survey

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