Buch, Englisch, Band 148, 236 Seiten
Information Technologies and Human Factors
Buch, Englisch, Band 148, 236 Seiten
Reihe: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
ISBN: 978-1-60750-043-8
Verlag: IOS Press
ADEs endanger patients’ safety and increase hospital costs, making reduction of preventable ADEs a crucial and challenging Public Health issue.
This book presents papers from the workshop 'Patient Safety through Intelligent Procedures in medication' focusing on the following topics:
The identification of ADE and medication errors in hospital settings
The role of human and organisational factors on ADE and medication errors
Information and Communication Technologies to prevent or correct ADEs and medication errors.
The papers in this book are the work of active scientific experts in the field and confront ideas and experiences arising worldwide, and in particular from several EU projects directed at resolving ADE problems. Here is an opportunity to find common ways for solving shared difficulties and make improvements happen.