Online detection of potential duplicate medications and changes of physician behavior for outpatients visiting multiple hospitals using national health insurance smart cards in Taiwan

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-189

  Hsu, Min Huei ^a   Yeh, Yu Ting ^a   Chen, Chien Yuan ^b   Liu, Chien Hsiang ^c   Liu, Chien Tsai ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system; Change Logs analysis; CPOE systems; Duplicate medications; Health smart cards

Indexed keywords

CHANGE LOGS ANALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; CPOE SYSTEMS; DUPLICATE MEDICATIONS; HEALTH SMART CARDS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALS; PEDIATRICS; SMART CARDS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL TESTS; UROLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONSULTATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SMART CARD; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PHYSICIANS; TAIWAN;

EID: 79851510949     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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