OBJECTIVE: To discuss in what ways computer systems can contribute to the quality of healthcare and on which principles of informatics successful systems are based. METHODS: Part of the information was obtained via a literature search and part is based on the knowledge of the authors. RESULTS: The results of the literature search are reported...
Keywords: Literature review, Decision Support, risk management, computerized guideline systems, guideline models, physician order entry systems, decision support methods
01/2003 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerThe clinical laboratory is no longer its own limited ecosystem, as it is increasingly integrated with patient care, assisting diagnosis, monitoring therapies and predicting clinical outcomes...
Keywords: errors, laboratory testing, preanalytical phase, quality, risk management
06/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterWithin the activities of the Risk Management Unit of the Bari Polyclinic Hospital Corporation, an anomalous trend was found, with excessive requests for urgent laboratory tests being made in the time period between 05:00 and 07:45 h...
Keywords: Appropriateness, Emergency, Evidence-based Medicine, laboratory tests, risk management
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterClinical Governance is a quality framework encompassing risk management, clinical and cost effectiveness, and patient outcomes...
Keywords: clinical effectiveness, Clinical Governance, outcomes, point-of-care-testing (POCT), quality, risk management
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterMacroalgae are a significant component of historic and modern invasions, with association to a wide variety of transport mechanisms...
Keywords: aquaculture, ballast water, hull fouling, introduced macroalgae, packing material, risk management, risk mitigation, vectors
12/2007 | Botanica Marina, Walter de Gruyter