title: Medical errors, airplanes, and information technology.
abstract: The IOM says tens of thousands die each year from medical errors. Learn lessons from the aviation industry and how we can build a culture of safety with information technology and clinical information systems.
authors.affiliation: Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Mo., USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration; D004647:Employee Discipline; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D015279:Organizational Culture; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States