Personal computers and risk management.
The personal computer is fast becoming an important tool for healthcare administrators. In this article, the authors describe a patient-incident report program at their hospital that enables management to provide patients with higher quality care and, concomitantly, reduce the possibility of litigation.
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Calgary General Hospital, Alberta.
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000416:Alberta; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors; D008838:Microcomputers; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*