Improving patient safety through information technology.
Health information technology (HIT) is generally accepted as the solution for the nation's medical error crisis. Although limited studies suggest the importance of using HIT in the process of medication management, research has failed to adequately describe how HIT actually works in capturing medication error data and improving patient safety within a healthcare system.1-3 The aim of our study is to identify essential elements in the adoption of technology within the broader context of system change and workflow modification. Using the adoption of an electronic reporting system to improve patient safety, we examine the role of this technology within process improvement, culture, and workflow.
Brown
C Andrew
CA
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Bailey
Jessica H
JH
Miller Davis
Margaret E
ME
Garrett
Paula
P
Rudman
William J
WJ