Preventing medical errors: Social, ethical, organizational and technical issues
- James G. Anderson(corresponding author),
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- David W. Bates,
- R. Scott Evans
- Purdue University,
- University of Missouri,
- Partners HealthCare,
- LDS Hospital
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Title
10th World Congress on Medical Informatics, MEDINFO 2001
Event type
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09/02/2005 - 09/05/2005Location
LondonUnited Kingdom
Abstract
Medical errors may rank as the eighth leading cause of death in the U.S. Properly designed clinical information systems have the potential to detect and to prevent medical errors. At the same time, a number of issues need to be addressed.
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Original language
English (US)Pages from-to (Number of pages)
Page 1518 (1 page)Publication milestones
- Published - 2001
Publication status
Published - 2001
Publisher
IOS Press, NetherlandsPublication series
- Publication series name: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
ISSN (Print): 0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic): 1879-8365
Volume: 84
ISBN (Print)
1586031945, 9781586031947Publication IDs
- Scopus: 84888072712
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MEDINFO 2001 - Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Medical InformaticsPublication metrics
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25
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