Implementing electronic medication management at an Australian teaching hospital

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 498-502

  Day, Richard O ^a   Roffe, David J ^a   Richardson, Katrina L ^a   Baysarl, Melissa T ^a,b   Brennan, Nicholas J ^a   Beveridge, Sandy ^a   Melocco, Teresa ^a   Ainge, John ^c   Westbrook, Johanna I ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c iSOFT Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC MEDICATION MANAGEMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; STAFF TRAINING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TEAMWORK; WORKPLACE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; RESEARCH;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 84855164999     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10451     Document Type: Note

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