Unintended errors with EHR-based result management: a case series.

Thomas R. Yackel; Peter Embi

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Unintended errors with EHR-based result management: a case series.

March 4, 2011

Yackel TR, Embi P. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010;17(1):104-7.

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The authors identify errors that may occur with electronic test result systems and describe improvement strategies to address such failures.

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