The influence of computerized decision support on prescribing during ward-rounds: Are the decision-makers targeted?

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 754-759

  Baysari, Melissa T ^a   Westbrook, Johanna I ^b   Richardson, Katrina L ^c   Day, Richard O ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; WARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEW SOUTH WALES; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 81055148088     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000135     Document Type: Article

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