Using OrgAhead, a computational modeling program, to improve patient care unit safety and quality outcomes.

Judith A Effken; Barbara B Brewer; Anita Patil; Gerri S Lamb; Joyce A Verran; Kathleen M Carley

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Using OrgAhead, a computational modeling program, to improve patient care unit safety and quality outcomes.

August 10, 2005

Effken JA, Brewer BB, Patil A, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2005;74(7-8):605-13.

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The authors describe their experience using a computerized model to understand the impact of organizational, patient unit, and patient characteristics on safety and quality. This study was supported with a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

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