A mixed method study of the merits of e-prescribing drug alerts in primary care

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 442-446

  Lapane, Kate L ^a   Waring, Molly E ^a   Schneider, Karen L ^a   Dubé, Catherine ^a,b   Quilliam, Brian J ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug alerts; E prescribing; Electronic prescribing; Medication use; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTERACTION; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POLYPHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549097271     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0505-4     Document Type: Article

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