Improving end of life care: an information systems approach to reducing medical errors.

S. Tamang; D. Kopec; G. Shagas; K. Levy

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Improving end of life care: an information systems approach to reducing medical errors.

June 22, 2009

Tamang S, Kopec D, Shagas G, et al. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2005;114:93-104.

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The authors discuss and analyze preliminary results from two palliative care information systems. Results indicate that such models can be employed to improve end-of-life care and information sharing between palliative care clinicians.

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