Varro E. Tyler Distinguished Lectureship 2010 Abstracts

Speaker: Dr. David W. Bates

Lecture Title:
Improving Medication Safety Using HIT - Recent Developments

Our country is making major investments in HIT and both hospitals and ambulatory providers appear to be taking adopting at a rapid rate. The intent of the investment is to improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of care. Improvement in the medication safety area represents one of the highest priorities. However, many organizations are uncertain regarding what to implement, and which of the many approaches to improving medication safety to target first. Dr. Bates will discuss how to leverage medication-related decision support, and other technologies for improving medication safety.