E-Prescribing: Characterisation of patient safety hazards in community pharmacies using a sociotechnical systems approach

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 816-825

  Odukoya, Olufunmilola K ^a   Chui, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COMPUTER TERMINAL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG PACKAGING; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL ARITHMETIC; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACY;

HUMAN FACTORS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACISTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884655270     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001834     Document Type: Article

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