Using lean "Automation with a human touch" to improve medication safety: A step closer to the "perfect dose"

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 341-350

  Joan, M Ching ^a   Mn, Barbara L Williams ^b   Lori, M Idemoto ^a   Blackmore, C Craig ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Center for Health Services Research ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; MACHINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MONITORING; NURSE; NURSING OUTCOME; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; TOUCH; WORKFLOW; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; AUTOMATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84907416025     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(14)40045-x     Document Type: Article

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