Perinatal clinical decision support system: a documentation tool for patient safety.

Carla Provost; Molly Gray

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Perinatal clinical decision support system: a documentation tool for patient safety.

October 10, 2007

Provost C, Gray M. Nurs Womens Health. 2007;11(4):407-10.

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The authors describe how their institution implemented a decision support system, discuss the barriers they encountered, and highlight the safety performance improvements that resulted from the use of the system.

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