Reducing diagnostic errors in primary care. A systematic meta-review of computerized diagnostic decision support systems by the LINNEAUS collaboration on patient safety in primary care

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages 8-13

  Nurek, Martine ^a   Kostopoulou, Olga ^a   Delaney, Brendan C ^a   Esmail, Aneez ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

computerized diagnostic decision support; diagnostic errors; LINNEAUS collaboration; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMPUTERIZED DIAGNOSTIC DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; META ANALYSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84941089695     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2015.1043123     Document Type: Review

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