Identification of strategies to reduce computerized alerts in an electronic prescribing system using a Delphi approach

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 192, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 8-12

  Baysari, Melissa T ^a,b   Westbrook, Johanna I ^a   Egan, Brian ^b   Day, Richard O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delphi technique; electronic prescribing; Medication alert system

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; HYPERTEXT SYSTEMS;

COMMERCIAL ELECTRONICS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HYPERLINKS; MEDICATION ALERT SYSTEMS; PATIENT SAFETY;

SURVEYS;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DELPHI STUDY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACOVIGILANCE;

EID: 84894349017     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-289-9-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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