Can we use electronic prescribing to reduce prescription errors for antibiotics?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 427-428

  Bignardi, Giuseppe Enrico ^a   Hamson, Clare ^a   Chalmers, Anita ^a  

^a SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LINEZOLID; PENICILLIN G;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; RISK REDUCTION; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 78149360544     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.09.002     Document Type: Letter

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