Building on the Institute of Medicine reports To Err is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm, this report provides a road map for the development and adoption of key health care data standards to support both information exchange and the reporting and analysis of patient safety data. The report describes a vision of patient safety systems integrated with clinical information systems and recommends strategies for creating data standards that support that vision. Data standards described refer not only to the actual data elements of medical records and patient safety reports but also to a new cultural standard that uses data to continuously improve patient safety. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

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