title: The role of information technology in reducing medical errors.
abstract: This Article summarizes the discussion at a breakout session held at the American Health Lawyers Association's (Health Lawyers') 2003 Public Interest Colloquium,' Minimizing Medical Errors: Legal Issues in the Debate on Improving Patient Safety, held February 28-March 1, 2003, in Washington, DC. The authors developed a series of core questions identifying relevant legal and policy issues relating to the use of information technology in reducing medical errors, and facilitated the breakout discussion.
authors.affiliation: MaineHealth, Maine, USA.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belmont
authors.forename: Adele A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Waller
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D017751:Safety Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States