Premature condemnation of clinical decision support as a useful tool for patient safety in computerized provider order entry

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1941-1942

  Schreiber, Richard ^a   Knapp, John ^b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*

^b Holy Spirit Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; WARFARIN;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; SAFETY;

EID: 70350391815     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02465.x     Document Type: Letter

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