The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 114, Issue 5 , Pages 404-407, 1 April 2003

Computer-based order entry decreases duration of indwelling urinary catheterization in hospitalized patients☆

  • Paul B Cornia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Primary and Specialty Medicine Service (PBC, JKA, SF, BAL), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and the Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Paul B. Cornia, MD, General Internal Medicine Clinic, S-111, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, Washington, USA 98108
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  • John K Amory, MD

      Affiliations

    • Primary and Specialty Medicine Service (PBC, JKA, SF, BAL), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and the Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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  • Shelagh Fraser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Primary and Specialty Medicine Service (PBC, JKA, SF, BAL), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and the Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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  • Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Ann Arbor VA Medical Center (SS), and Department of Internal Medicine and Patient Safety Enhancement Program, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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  • Benjamin A Lipsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Primary and Specialty Medicine Service (PBC, JKA, SF, BAL), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and the Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA

Received 12 March 2002; received in revised form 15 October 2002; accepted 28 October 2002.

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☆ This project was supported by a grant from the Research Foundation for the Prevention of Complications Associated with Health Care, Washington D.C., and by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Saint is supported by a Career Development Award from the Health Services Research & Development Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and a Patient Safety Developmental Center grant (P20-HS11540) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland.

PII: S0002-9343(02)01568-1

doi:10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01568-1

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 114, Issue 5 , Pages 404-407, 1 April 2003

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