Accuracy of medication documentation in hospital discharge summaries: A retrospective analysis of medication transcription errors in manual and electronic discharge summaries

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-64

  Callen, Joanne ^a   McIntosh, Jean ^a   Li, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discharge summary; Electronic health record; Hospital discharge; Hospital information systems; Information systems; Medication errors; Quality audit; Transcription error

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE SUMMARY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; QUALITY AUDIT;

GRAPHIC METHODS; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RECORDS MANAGEMENT; TRANSCRIPTION;

ERRORS;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HANDWRITING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049093473     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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