The impact of computerized prescribing on error rate in a department of oncology/hematology

Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 181-187

  Small, Matthew D C ^a   Pharm, B ^a   Barrett, Ann ^a   Price, Gill M ^b  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotheraphy; Computerized physician order entry; Computerized prescribing; Drug therapy; Electronic prescribing; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CAPECITABINE; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; METHOTREXATE; OXALIPLATIN; PACLITAXEL; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERROR; NEOPLASM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 57149140881     PISSN: 10781552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078155208094453     Document Type: Article

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