Medication-related Clinical Decision Support in Computerized Provider Order Entry Systems: A Review

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-40

  Kuperman, Gilad J ^a   Bobb, Anne ^b   Payne, Thomas H ^c   Avery, Anthony J ^d   Gandhi, Tejal K ^e   Burns, Gerard ^g   Classen, David C ^h   Bates, David W ^f  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; AUROTHIOMALATE; AZATHIOPRINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOZAPINE; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; LITHIUM; METFORMIN; METHOTREXATE; MINOCYCLINE; PENICILLAMINE; PHENYTOIN; PIOGLITAZONE; ROSIGLITAZONE; ROSUVASTATIN; THEOPHYLLINE; THYROXINE; VALPROIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FORMULARIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 33845439066     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2170     Document Type: Article

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