Commentary Classic Improving safety with information technology. Citation Text: Bates DW, Gawande AA. Improving safety with information technology. N Engl J Med. 2003;348(25):2526-34. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL March 6, 2005 Bates DW, Gawande AA. N Engl J Med. 2003;348(25):2526-34. View more articles from the same authors. The authors provide a broad overview of the goals, approaches, and limitations of information technology in patient safety, and discuss barriers to increased adoption and proposals to overcome them. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Bates DW, Gawande AA. Improving safety with information technology. N Engl J Med. 2003;348(25):2526-34. 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Communication practices on 4 Harvard surgical services: a surgical safety collaborative. November 11, 2009
A policy-based intervention for the reduction of communication breakdowns in inpatient surgical care: results from a Harvard surgical safety collaborative. July 13, 2011
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