Regenstrief Institute
Regenstrief Institute
The Regenstrief Institute (pronounced: Re-gen-strief Institute) is a renowned healthcare research organization. It is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The institute is dedicated to improving quality of care, increasing efficiency of healthcare delivery, preventing medical errors and enhancing patient safety through the use of health informatics.
Etymology
The Regenstrief Institute is named after its founder, philanthropist Sam Regenstrief, who was a prominent industrialist. He established the institute in 1969 with the vision of improving the quality of healthcare through research and innovation.
Related Terms
- Health Informatics: The interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management, and planning.
- Patient Safety: The prevention of errors and adverse effects to patients associated with healthcare.
- Medical Errors: Mistakes in healthcare that could have been prevented. They can occur in hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, doctors' offices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and patients' homes.
- Healthcare Delivery: The provision of healthcare services to patients, including the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions.
See Also
References
- [Official website of the Regenstrief Institute]
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Regenstrief Institute
- Wikipedia's article - Regenstrief Institute
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