Connected care: reducing errors through automated vital signs data upload.

Laura B Smith; Laura Banner; Diego Lozano; Christine M Olney; Bruce Friedman

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Connected care: reducing errors through automated vital signs data upload.

September 23, 2009

Smith LB, Banner L, Lozano D, et al. Comput Inform Nurs. 2009;27(5):318-23.

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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.

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