Ross Koppel
Ross Koppel | |
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| Ross Koppel | |
| Born | August 18, 1946 |
| Education | Temple University (B.A., 1969;M.A., 1971; Ph.D., 1981) |
| Known for | Research on the impact of healthcare information technology on medication errors |
| Spouse | Meg Shope Koppel |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | The Role of Social Psychological Variables in Status Attainment of Young Men (1980) |
Ross Koppel (born August 18, 1946)[1] is an American sociologist. He is a senior fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and an adjunct professor of sociology at The University of Pennsylvania.[2][3] He is known for studying the impact of healthcare information technology on medical practice.[4][5][6] Koppel's work led to controversy in the health care informatics industry and significant changes to guarantee the safety and accuracy of medical records.[7][8][9] Koppel has served as president of the Sociological Practice Association and the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology and has received numerous awards from professional associations.[10] In 2010, Koppel was awarded the Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology by the American Sociological Association.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ross Koppel". Library of Congress. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Ross Koppel, PhD, FACMI".
- ^ "Ross Koppel, Ph.D. - Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania". sociology.sas.upenn.edu.
- ^ R Koppel, J Metlay, A Cohen, et al., “Role of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems in Facilitating Medication Errors,” J Am Medical Association, 2005;293(10):1197-1203.
- ^ R Koppel, T Wetterneck, J Telles, B Karsh, “Workarounds to Barcode Medication Administration Systems: Their Occurrences, Causes, and Threats to Patient Safety,” J Am Med Inform Assoc (2008) 15 (4): 408-423.
- ^ M Harrison, R Koppel, S Bar-Lev, “Unintended consequences of information technologies in health care—an interactive sociotechnical analysis,” J Am Med Inform Assoc (2013) 20 (e1): e2-e8.
- ^ Joseph Conn, “Raising Questions", Modern Health Care, 26 January 2013.
- ^ Steve Lohr, “Panel Emphasizes Safety in Digitization of Health Records”, New York Times, 8 November 2011.
- ^ “Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Riskm,” Washington Post, 3 July 2008.
- ^ a b “Ross Koppel Award Statement”
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