Reducing the Frequency of Errors in Medicine Using Information Technology
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- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
- Vol. 8 (4), 299-308
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jamia.2001.0080299
Abstract
Background: Increasing data suggest that error in medicine is frequent and results in substantial harm. The recent Institute of Medicine report (LT KoKeywords
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