Information systems can prevent errors and improve quality

Editorial

E A Balas. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2001 Jul-Aug.

. 2001 Jul-Aug;8(4):398-9.

doi: 10.1136/jamia.2001.0080398.

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Comment on

Reducing the frequency of errors in medicine using information technology.
Bates DW, Cohen M, Leape LL, Overhage JM, Shabot MM, Sheridan T. Bates DW, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2001 Jul-Aug;8(4):299-308. doi: 10.1136/jamia.2001.0080299. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2001. PMID: 11418536 Free PMC article.
Consumer informatics supporting patients as co-producers of quality.
Kaplan B, Brennan PF. Kaplan B, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2001 Jul-Aug;8(4):309-16. doi: 10.1136/jamia.2001.0080309. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2001. PMID: 11418537 Free PMC article.

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