Computerised provider order entry combined with clinical decision support systems to improve medication safety: A narrative review

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 773-780

  Ranji, Sumant R ^a   Rennke, Stephanie ^a   Wachter, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKFLOW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84906695619     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002165     Document Type: Review

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