LEADER 02378oam 22005294a 450 001 9910696418203321 005 20080401135936.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002378663 035 $a(OCoLC)57626153 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002378663 100 $a20050112d2002 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMedical informatics for better and safer health care$b[electronic resource] /$fauthors, Barbara L. Kass-Bartelmes, Eduardo Ortiz 210 1$aRockville, Md. :$cAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality,$d[2002] 215 $a14 pages $cdigital, PDF file 225 1 $aResearch in action ;$vissue #6 225 1 $aAHRQ pub. ;$vno. 02-0031 300 $aTitle from PDF caption (viewed Mar. 12, 2008). 300 $a"June 2002." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aMedical 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. 606 $aMedicine$zUnited States$xData processing 606 $aQuality assurance$xMedical care$zUnited States 606 $aMedical Informatics Applications 606 $aQuality Assurance, Health Care 606 $aSafety Management 607 $aUnited States 615 0$aMedicine$xData processing. 615 0$aQuality assurance$xMedical care 615 12$aMedical Informatics Applications. 615 22$aQuality Assurance, Health Care. 615 22$aSafety Management. 700 $aKass-Bartelmes$b Barbara L$01388061 701 $aOrtiz$b Eduardo$cM.D.$0104260 712 02$aUnited States.$bAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 801 0$bNLM 801 1$bNLM 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910696418203321 996 $aMedical informatics for better and safer health care$93478619 997 $aUNINA