Hospital rules-based system: the next generation of medical informatics for patient safety.

John W Wilson; Lance J Oyen; Narith N Ou; Molly McMahon; Rodney L Thompson; Janice M Manahan; Kevin K Graner; Jenna K Lovely; Lynn L Estes

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Hospital rules-based system: the next generation of medical informatics for patient safety.

April 15, 2005

Wilson JW, Oyen LJ, Ou NN, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62(5):499-505.

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This article describes the hospital rules-based system (HRBS) implemented at the Mayo Clinic to identify and communicate clinical information. The web-based system has six components to manage antimicrobials, infectious disease, medication, nutritional, and infection control information.

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