The role of information technology in reducing medical errors.
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This Article summarizes the discussion at a breakout session held at the American Health Lawyers Association's (Health Lawyers') 2003 Public Interest Colloquium,' Minimizing Medical Errors: Legal Issues in the Debate on Improving Patient Safety, held February 28-March 1, 2003, in Washington, DC. The authors developed a series of core questions identifying relevant legal and policy issues relating to the use of information technology in reducing medical errors, and facilitated the breakout discussion.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of health law
دوره 36 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003