Computerized clinical decision support for prescribing: Provision does not guarantee uptake

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-33

  Moxey, Annette ^a   Robertson, Jane ^a   Newby, David ^a   Hains, Isla ^b   Williamson, Margaret ^c   Pearson, Sallie Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c National Prescribing Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; LEGAL LIABILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 77950486556     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M3170     Document Type: Article

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