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General Internal Medicine

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STUDY

Evaluating the medication process in the context of CPOE use: the significance of working around the system.

Niazkhani Z, Pirnejad H, van der Sijs H, Aarts J. Int J Med Inform. 2011;80:490-506.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

For all the right reasons.

Hagland M. Healthc Informatics. 2009;26:40-44.

STUDY

The unintended consequences of computerized provider order entry: findings from a mixed methods exploration.

Ash JS, Sittig DF, Dykstra R, Campbell E, Guappone K. Int J Med Inform. 2009;78(suppl 1): S69-S76.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Safely implementing health information and converging technologies.

Sentinel Event Alert. December 11, 2008;(42):1-4.

STUDY

Cognitive performance-altering effects of electronic medical records: an application of the human factors paradigm for patient safety.

Holden RJ. Cogn Tech Work. 2011;13:11-29.

BOOK/REPORT

Inspiring Ideas and Celebrating Successes: A Guidebook to Leading Patient Safety Practices in Ontario Hospitals.

OHA Patient Safety Support Service. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Hospital Association; 2006.

STUDY

Computerized provider order entry adoption: implications for clinical workflow.

Campbell EM, Guappone KP, Sittig DF, Dykstra RH, Ash JS. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:21-26.

STUDY

Frequency of and risk factors for preventable medication-related hospital admissions in the Netherlands.

Leendertse AJ, Egberts ACG, Stoker LJ, van den Bemt PMLA, for the HARM Study Group. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:1890-1896.

REVIEW

Prescribing errors in hospital practice.

Tully MP. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012;74:668-675.

STUDY

Does user-centred design affect the efficiency, usability and safety of CPOE order sets?

Chan J, Shojania KG, Easty AC, Etchells EE. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:276-281.

STUDY

Using implementation safety indicators for CPOE implementation.

Weir CR, McCarthy CA. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:21-28.

STUDY

Decrease in hospital-wide mortality rate after implementation of a commercially sold computerized physician order entry system.

Longhurst CA, Parast L, Sandborg CI, et al. Pediatrics. 2010;126:14-21.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Piecing together medication administration.

Anderson HJ. Health Data Manage. May 1, 2009;17:22.

STUDY

Indication-based prescribing prevents wrong-patient medication errors in computerized provider order entry (CPOE).

Galanter W, Falck S, Burns M, Laragh M, Lambert BL. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013;20:477-481.

REVIEW

A systematic review of the psychological literature on interruption and its patient safety implications.

Li SY, Magrabi F, Coiera E. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:6-12.

STUDY

Hospital computerized provider order entry adoption and quality: an examination of the United States.

Swanson Kazley A, Diana ML. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36:86-94.

STUDY

Failure to utilize functions of an electronic prescribing system and the subsequent generation of 'technically preventable' computerized alerts.

Baysari MT, Reckmann MH, Li L, Day RO, Westbrook JI. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:1003-1010.

REVIEW

Safety and risk management interventions in hospitals: a systematic review of the literature.

Dückers M, Faber M, Cruijsberg J, Grol R, Schoonhoven L, Wensing M. Med Care Res Rev. 2009;66(suppl 6):90S-119S.

STUDY

Stakeholder perspectives on handovers between hospital staff and general practitioners: an evaluation through the microsystems lens.

Göbel B, Zwart D, Hesselink G, Pijnenborg L, Barach P, Kalkman C, Johnson JK. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:i106-i113.

STUDY

Patient safety, quality care, and service utilization with PLATO (Physician Leadership for Accurate and Timely Orders): a pilot study.

Brunt BA, Gifford IL. J Nurses Staff Dev. 2009;25:E11-E18.

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