Errors associated with outpatient computerized prescribing systems

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 767-773

  Nanji, Karen C ^a   Rothschild, Jeffrey M ^b,c   Salzberg, Claudia ^c   Keohane, Carol A ^c   Zigmont, Katherine ^c   Devita, Jim ^d   Gandhi, Tejal K ^b,c,e   Dalal, Anuj K ^b,c   Bates, David W ^b,c,e   Poon, Eric G ^b,c,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CVS Caremark   (United States)

^e PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS AND NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEMS; AGENTS AFFECTING METABOLISM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; SEX HORMONE; URINARY TRACT AGENT;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHARMACY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AMBULATORY CARE; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG TOXICITY; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHARMACIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80855138620     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000205     Document Type: Article

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