A call for national e-health clinical safety governance

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 430-431

  Coiera, Enrico W ^a   Kidd, Michael R ^b   Haikerwal, Mukesh C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL GOVERNANCE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84861142037     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10475     Document Type: Editorial

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