Functional safety of health information technology.

Liam Chadwick; Enda F Fallon; Wil J van der Putten; Frank Kirrane

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Functional safety of health information technology.

April 18, 2012

Chadwick L, Fallon EF, van der Putten WJ, et al. Health Informatics J. 2012;18(1):36-49.

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Discussing how safety concepts from other high-risk domains can improve patient safety, this piece recommends that electrical system standards be applied to health information technology design and implementation.

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