Use of a computer-based reminder to improve sedative-hypnotic prescribing in older hospitalized patients

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Agostini, Joseph V ^a,b   Zhang, Ying ^c   Inouye, Sharon K ^c,d  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug effects; Aging; Medical order entry systems; Sedatives and hypnotics

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRAZODONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG INFORMATION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HARM REDUCTION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRESCRIPTION; REMINDER SYSTEM; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP INDUCTION; SLEEP THERAPY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 33846017306     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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