International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 12 , Pages 809-817 , December 2006

The need for organizational change in patient safety initiatives

  • James G. Anderson

      Affiliations

    • Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Purdue University, 700 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059, United States. Tel.: +1 765 494 4703; fax: +1 765 496 1476.
    • ,
  • Rangaraj Ramanujam

      Affiliations

    • Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
    • ,
  • Devon Hensel

      Affiliations

    • Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
    • ,
  • Marilyn M. Anderson

      Affiliations

    • Anderson Consulting, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
    • ,
  • Carl A. Sirio

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, United States

Received 21 October 2005 ,Revised 8 February 2006 ,Accepted 24 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.05.043

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 12 , Pages 809-817 , December 2006

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