Physician order entry or nurse order entry? Comparison of two implementation strategies for a computerized order entry system aimed at reducing dosing medication errors

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kazemi, Alireza ^a,b,c   Fors, Uno G H ^a   Tofighi, Shahram ^d   Tessma, Mesfin ^a   Ellenius, Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clinical; Decision support systems; Infant; Iran; Medical order entry systems; Medication erors; Newborn; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IRAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COMPUTERS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 77950354633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1284     Document Type: Article

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