02378oam 22005294a 450 991069641820332120080401135936.0(CKB)5470000002378663(OCoLC)57626153(EXLCZ)99547000000237866320050112d2002 ua 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMedical informatics for better and safer health care[electronic resource] /authors, Barbara L. Kass-Bartelmes, Eduardo OrtizRockville, Md. :Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,[2002]14 pages digital, PDF fileResearch in action ;issue #6AHRQ pub. ;no. 02-0031Title from PDF caption (viewed Mar. 12, 2008)."June 2002."Includes bibliographical references.Medical informatics deals with all aspects of understanding and promoting the effective organization, analysis, management, and use of information in health care. This report describes a select few of the computer systems that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has supported. These systems are relevant to the problems clinicians face, such as improving the quality of patient care and patient safety, preventing medical errors, reducing costs, helping patients manage their conditions, and minimizing the impact of bioterrorism.MedicineUnited StatesData processingQuality assuranceMedical careUnited StatesMedical Informatics ApplicationsQuality Assurance, Health CareSafety ManagementUnited StatesMedicineData processing.Quality assuranceMedical careMedical Informatics Applications.Quality Assurance, Health Care.Safety Management.Kass-Bartelmes Barbara L1388061Ortiz EduardoM.D.104260United States.Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.NLMNLMOCLCQGPOBOOK9910696418203321Medical informatics for better and safer health care3478619UNINA