The effects of electronic prescribing by community-Based providers on ambulatory medication safety

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 545-552

  Abramson, Erika L ^a   Pfoh, Elizabeth R ^a   Barrón, Yolanda ^a   Quaresimo, Jill ^a   Kaushal, Rainu ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEW YORK; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889032007     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(13)39070-9     Document Type: Article

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