Performing an Inadvertent Procedure

This JAMA Performance Improvement article uses the case of a patient with end-stage renal disease admitted for septic shock, peritonitis, and calciphylaxis who erroneously underwent tunneled central catheter placement after he elected to pursue only hospice care to discuss unintended errors introduced by computerized order entry and opportunities for health information technology system improvements.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research