HOW TO LIMIT CLINICAL ERRORS IN INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Authors
WRIGHT P JANSEN C WYATT JC
Citation
P. Wright et al., HOW TO LIMIT CLINICAL ERRORS IN INTERPRETATION OF DATA, Lancet, 352(9139), 1998, pp. 1539-1543
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Lancet → ACNP
ISSN journal
01406736
Volume
352
Issue
9139
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1539 - 1543
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(1998)352:9139<1539:HTLCEI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We all assume that we can understand and correctly interpret what we r ead. However, interpretation is a collection of subtle processes that are easily influenced by poor presentation or wording of information. This article examines how evidence-based principles of information des ign can be applied to medical records to enhance clinical understandin g and accuracy in interpretation of the detailed data that they contai n.