Reduction of clinical support warnings through recategorization of severity levels

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 144-148

  Parke, Crystal ^a   Santiago, Elizabeth ^b   Zussy, Brent ^c   Klipa, Dusko ^d  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b St Vincent's Medical Center Clay County   (United States)

^c Ascension Health Information Services   (United States)

^d Center Medical Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG PACKAGING; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; DRUG INTERACTION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; REMINDER SYSTEM; STANDARDS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACISTS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84929615201     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp140095     Document Type: Article

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