title: Technology and the IOM: making the work environment safer.
abstract: Learn how technology can play a role in helping health care respond to the issues highlighted in the most recent Institute of Medicine report.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Informatics, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Mo, USA.
authors.forename: Roy L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000592:standards*