All CLEAR? Preparing for IT downtime.

Deanne T. Kashiwagi; Meredie D. Sexton; Estelle Souchet Graves; Jay M. Johnson; Byron I. Callies; Roger C. Yu; Jeffrey M. Thompson

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All CLEAR? Preparing for IT downtime.

September 28, 2016

Kashiwagi DT, Sexton MD, Graves ES, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2017;32(5):547-551.

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Due to the increasing integration of health care processes with information technology, unavailability of these systems can affect patient safety. This commentary describes the development and testing of a toolkit designed to help prepare organizations for downtime to reduce risks that may occur during a system outage.

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