Hardwiring patient blood management: harnessing information technology to optimize transfusion practice.

Nancy M. Dunbar; Zbigniew M. Szczepiorkowski

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Hardwiring patient blood management: harnessing information technology to optimize transfusion practice.

October 22, 2014

Dunbar NM, Szczepiorkowski ZM. Curr Opin Hematol. 2014;21(6):515-20.

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Mistakes during blood transfusion can contribute to patient harm. This review discusses the use of health information technology, such as computerized provider order entry and clinical decision support systems, in transfusion medicine to enhance reliability of ordering practices and enable monitoring of adherence.

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