Detection of potential drug-drug interactions for outpatients across hospitals

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1369-1383

  Yeh, Yu Ting ^a,b   Hsu, Min Hui ^c   Chen, Chien Yuan ^d   Lo, Yu Sheng ^c   Liu, Chien Tsai ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CPOE system; Drug drug interactions; Health smart cards; Patient safety; System interoperability

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; FLUOXETINE; GEMFIBROZIL; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; IMIPRAMINE; METFORMIN; PROPRANOLOL; WARFARIN;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DRUG DATABASE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; SMART CARD; TAIWAN; WORKFLOW; DRUG INTERACTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL ERROR; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS;

TAIWAN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; OUTPATIENTS;

EID: 84893601846     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110201369     Document Type: Article

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