Chemotherapy prescribing errors: An observational study on the role of information technology and computerized physician order entry systems

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Aita, Marianna ^a   Belvedere, Ornella ^a,b   De Carlo, Elisa ^a   Deroma, Laura ^a   De Pauli, Federica ^a   Gurrieri, Lorena ^a   Denaro, Angela ^c   Zanier, Loris ^d   Fasola, Gianpiero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b York Teaching Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d Health Directorate   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse drug event; Chemotherapy; Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems; Information technology; Outpatient; Prescribing errors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; STATISTICS;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84890280827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-522     Document Type: Article

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