Automated detection of harm in healthcare with information technology: a systematic review.

Malavika Govindan; Aricca D Van Citters; Eugene C Nelson; Jane Kelly-Cummings; Gautham Suresh

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Automated detection of harm in healthcare with information technology: a systematic review.

September 29, 2010

Govindan M, Van Citters AD, Nelson EC, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(5):e11.

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This systematic review identified a number of methods used for automated detection of safety events, including adverse drug events and nosocomial infections. However, the accuracy of error detection varied widely between different systems.

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