The use of a CPOE log for the analysis of physicians' behavior when responding to drug-duplication reminders

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 499-506

  Long, An Jim ^a   Chang, Polun ^a   Li, Yu Chuan ^a   Chiu, Wen Ta ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computerized physician order entry system; Computerized reminder; Drug duplication; Log analysis

Indexed keywords

(R ,S ,S) POLICY; COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY; ELSEVIER (CO); HEALTH CARE RESOURCES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; IRELAND; NATIONAL INSURANCE; NORTHERN TAIWAN; REMINDER SYSTEMS; UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS;

CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG DOSAGE; DRUG THERAPY; HOSPITALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL WELL LOGGING; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

HEALTH;

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; DRUG; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LAXATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY; COMPUTERIZED REMINDER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG DUPLICATION; HUMAN; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TAIWAN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 45449116921     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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