Medication-error reporting and pharmacy resident experience during implementation of computerized prescriber order entry

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 526-530

  Weant, Kyle A ^a,b   Cook, Aaron M ^c,d   Armitstead, John A ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Kentucky   (United States)

^e CMS

^f Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency Program   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computers; Errors, medication; Hospitals; Medication orders; Pharmacy; Physicians; Reports; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PRESCRIBER ORDER ENTRY; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICATION ERROR; NEUROSURGERY; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 33847410987     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060001     Document Type: Article

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