title: The business case for patient safety.
abstract: The leadership team at University Health Network describes why it decided to pursue a new information technology initiative to substantially reduce human and system errors and omissions associated with medication management.
authors.affiliation: University Health Network.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferguson-Paré
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Musing
authors.forename: Bryce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009864:Ontario; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017751:Safety Management