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The impact of computerized provider order entry on medication errors in a multispecialty group practice
Author(s) -
Emily Beth Devine,
Ryan N. Hansen,
Jennifer L. WilsonNorton,
Nathan Lawless,
Albert W. Fisk,
David K. Blough,
Diane P. Martin,
Sean D. Sullivan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1197/jamia.m3285
Subject(s) - medicine , computerized physician order entry , order entry , odds , clinical decision support system , medical prescription , ambulatory , odds ratio , adverse drug event , patient safety , emergency medicine , medical emergency , health care , adverse effect , decision support system , data mining , nursing , computer science , surgery , logistic regression , economics , economic growth
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) has been shown to improve patient safety by reducing medication errors and subsequent adverse drug events (ADEs). Studies demonstrating these benefits have been conducted primarily in the inpatient setting, with fewer in the ambulatory setting. The objective was to evaluate the effect of a basic, ambulatory CPOE system on medication errors and associated ADEs.

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