Are we setting about improving the safety of computerised prescribing in the right way? A workshop report

Are we setting about improving the safety of computerised prescribing in the right way? A workshop report

<strong>Background</strong> Prescribing errors are common and costly. Technology should enable safer prescribing. The two main current methods of doing so are computer initiated clinical support software (CDSS) and the user initiated information retrieval (IR) systems. However, despite t...

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Main Authors: Arash Vaziri, Eric Connor, Ian Shepherd, Robert Jones, Tom Chan, Simon de Lusignan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 2009-09-01
Series:Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
Subjects:
information technology
prescribing alerts
prescribing errors
Online Access:http://hijournal.bcs.org/index.php/jhi/article/view/732

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