Finding patients before they crash: The next major opportunity to improve patient safety

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-3

  Bates, David W ^a,b,c   Zimlichman, Eyal ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSOR; CAPNOMETRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PATIENT SAFETY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; MORTALITY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULSE OXIMETRY; SOCIAL NETWORK; VITAL SIGN; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; SAFETY;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY;

EID: 84921683634     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003499     Document Type: Editorial

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