Developing and implementing clinical decision support for use in a computerized prescriber-order-entry system

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 391-400

  Chaffee, Bruce W ^a   Zimmerman, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Computers; Decision making; Errors, medication; Guidelines; Hospitals; Medication orders; Quality assurance; Regulations; Team

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77949647603     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090153     Document Type: Review

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