In the current paper, we describe the challenges in measuring return on investment (ROI)
and review published ROI studies on health IT. In addition, given the absence of a robust …

Quality in surgical pathology may be defined as accurate, timely, and complete reports.
Achieving quality requires substantial investment in the basic structure and in the people …

Background: The success or failure of a computer information system (CIS) depends on
whether physicians accept or resist its implementation. Using case studies, we analyzed the …

Objective: To identify the types and extent of workaround strategies with the use of Bar Code
Medication Administration (BCMA) in acute care and long-term care settings. Background …

There has been considerable change in the practice of internal medicine in the past quarter
century, including the rise of specialization, increasing time pressure, the hospitalist …

Este estudo analisou, em quatro hospitais brasileiros, tipos, causas, providências
administrativas tomadas e sugestões, em relação aos erros na medicação, na perspectiva …

The use of clinical decision support systems (CDSS) can improve the overall safety and
quality of health care delivery, but may also introduce machine-related errors. Recent …

Esta revisão apresenta e discute os problemas relacionados aos acidentes envolvendo
medicamentos, da prescrição ao uso, as etapas críticas e estratégias para minimizá-los. Os …

Krankenhausinformationssysteme haben sich in den letzten zehn Jahren weiterentwickelt
zu Informationssystemen im Gesundheitswesen (HIS). Die Systeme haben ihre …

Context.—The effectiveness of the long-term monitoring of errors detected by frozen section–
permanent section correlation is unknown. Objective.—To determine factors important in …