Addition of electronic prescription transmission to computerized prescriber order entry: Effect on dispensing errors in community pharmacies

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-163

  Moniz, Thomas T ^a,b   Seger, Andrew C ^b,c   Keohane, Carol A ^c   Seger, Diane Lew ^d   Bates, David W ^c,e   Rothschild, Jeffrey M ^c,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c BWH   (United States)

^d PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Dispensing; Errors, medication; Medication orders; Pharmacy, community; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955007166     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080298     Document Type: Article

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