The national quality forum safe practice standard for computerized physician order entry: Updating a critical patient safety practice

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 183-190

  Kilbridge, Peter M ^a   Classen, David ^b   Bates, David W ^c   Denham, Charles R ^d  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Texas Medical Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

CPOE; Medication safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845443765     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jps.0000235390.46772.ed     Document Type: Article

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