The Patient Safety Institute demonstration project: a model for implementing a local health information infrastructure.

David Classen; Meera Kanhouwa; Dale Will; Joe Casper; Jack Lewin; Johnny Walker

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The Patient Safety Institute demonstration project: a model for implementing a local health information infrastructure.

November 23, 2005

Classen D, Kanhouwa M, Will D, et al. J Healthc Inf Manag. 2005;19(4):75-86.

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The authors report on the results of a pilot health information infrastructure project. The participants reported that the system was easy to learn, use, and apply toward improving patient care.

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