The effect of computerized physician-order entry on outpatient prescription errors

Managed Care Interface

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 53-57

  Varkey, Prathibha ^a,d   Aponte, Philip ^b   Swanton, Claudia ^a   Fischer, Deborah ^c   Johnson, Susan F ^d   Brennan, Michael D ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Department of Mayo Health Systems Administration ^*

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUP PRACTICE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MINNESOTA; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33947584072     PISSN: 10965645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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