A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PAPER BASED ERROR REPORTING SYSTEM AND AN ELECTRONIC ERROR REPORTING SYSTEM

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has identified error reporting systems as important components of patient safety improvement. Medical error reporting systems historically has been accomplished by disparate paper based processes. There has been a trend off late to shift to a more structured electroni...

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Main Author: Jose, Pavil
Other Authors: David Dilts
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2005
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03312005-194333/