Study Connected care: reducing errors through automated vital signs data upload. Citation Text: Smith LB, Banner L, Lozano D, et al. Connected care: reducing errors through automated vital signs data upload. Comput Inform Nurs. 2009;27(5):318-23. doi:10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181b21d65. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 23, 2009 Smith LB, Banner L, Lozano D, et al. Comput Inform Nurs. 2009;27(5):318-23. View more articles from the same authors. A fully automated system for documenting physiologic data, which included wireless upload of clinical information directly into the electronic medical record, nearly eliminated errors in documentation of vital signs. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Smith LB, Banner L, Lozano D, et al. Connected care: reducing errors through automated vital signs data upload. Comput Inform Nurs. 2009;27(5):318-23. doi:10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181b21d65. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) The "Seven Pillars" response to patient safety incidents: effects on medical liability processes and outcomes. September 7, 2016 Seeing systems in health care organizations. September 5, 2007 Patient generated research priorities to improve diagnostic safety: a systematic prioritization exercise. April 5, 2023 Afraid in the hospital: parental concern for errors during a child's hospitalization. August 19, 2009 Using the patient safety huddle as a tool for high reliability. April 4, 2018 We want to know: eliciting hospitalized patients' perspectives on breakdowns in care. August 23, 2017 Using drug knowledgebase information to distinguish between look-alike-sound-alike drugs. 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