Observing effectiveness of pathology ordering controls in emergency departments

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 168, Issue , 2011, Pages 172-178

  Wagholikar, Amol ^a   O'Dwyer, John ^a   Hansen, David ^a   Chu, Kevin ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency department; HDI; Health Information Systems; Pathology Ordering

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DATA INTEGRATION; DATA MINING; DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY ROOMS; EMERGENCY TRAFFIC CONTROL; ERBIUM COMPOUNDS; EXTRACTION; HYBRID INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TESTING; TRAFFIC SIGNS;

CLINICAL PRACTICES; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTERVENTION PERIOD;

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EID: 83155183393     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-791-8-172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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