Some of you might be interested in this month's Healthcare Informatics foldout feature:
Reducing Medical Errors
IT helps secure the patient safety net
http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/issues/2004/05_04/errors_gatefold.pdf
Four technologies that can help ensure patient safety are highlighted--bar coding, clinical decision support, e-prescribing and computerised physician order entry (CPOE).
Best wishes,
--Maged