Developing consensus on hospital prescribing indicators of potential harms amenable to decision support

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 797-809

  Thomas, Sarah K ^a   Mcdowell, Sarah E ^b   Hodson, James ^b   Nwulu, Ugochi ^b   Howard, Rachel L ^c   Avery, Anthony J ^d   Slee, Ann ^a   Coleman, Jamie J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support; Consensus; Drug prescriptions; Hospitals; Medication errors; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPHENOXYLATE; DOMPERIDONE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LITHIUM; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MACROLIDE; METFORMIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; PIOGLITAZONE; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAMADOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DELPHI STUDY; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT; CONSENSUS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HOSPITALS; MEDICATION ERRORS; QUALITY INDICATORS;

CONSENSUS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK;

EID: 84886941790     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12087     Document Type: Article

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