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Health IT and Patient Safety
September 5th, 2012
While hospitals and physicians’ offices are increasingly adopting computerized information systems, the systems are still relatively new, and research suggests they need to be improved to optimize the potential benefits.
Safety Specialists: A Career Path for Nurses
August 24th, 2012
A recent post on a health care job website looked at patient safety as a career path for experienced nurses.
Lucian Leape Institute at NPSF Announces New Member Robert Wachter, MD
August 16th, 2012
Innovative clinician, academic, researcher, and writer joins distinguished panel.
Building a Better CPOE System Via MEDMARX Data
August 15th, 2012
A research project, funded by a National Patient Safety Research Grant, sheds new light on the types of errors that can occur with computerized physician order entry.
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