The potential for intelligent decision support systems to improve the quality and consistency of medication reviews

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 452-458

  Bindoff, I ^a   Stafford, A ^a   Peterson, G ^a   Kang, B H ^a   Tenni, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

artificial intelligence; decision support systems; electronic health records; medication review

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG RELATED PROBLEM; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICATION ERROR; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

AGED; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84863460253     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2011.01327.x     Document Type: Review

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