Recognition of patient selection errors in a simulated computerized provider order entry system

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1743-1747

  Hettinger, A Zach ^a   Fairbanks, Rollin J ^a,b,c  

^a National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ERROR RECOGNITION; INTERFACE DESIGNS; MEDICAL PROVIDERS; ORDER ENTRY; ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; ORDERING PROCESS; PATIENT IDENTIFIERS; SELECTION ERROR; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STANDARD DESIGN;

ERRORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EID: 84873476885     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1071181312561349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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