The national e-prescribing patient safety initiative: Removing one hurdle, confronting others

Drug Safety

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 461-464

  Fischer, Michael A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NOTE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMBULATORY CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249903873     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200730060-00001     Document Type: Note

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