FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 12 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
Accurate records are key to a safe, well-run health care system. But getting databases to communicate well even within the same system can be an uphill battle. And when they do talk, there must be processes in place to ensure that the entry for a "John Q. Public" in one database is the same as the "John Q. Public" in another. Otherwise, medical mistakes can happen, and John Quincy might get the drug meant for John Quentin.
Thatchallenging problem is the focus of a new project led by Brenda Betancourt, an assistant professor in George Mason University's Department of Statistics. Funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the project will examine how ...