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Can an electronic prescribing system detect doctors who are more likely to make a serious prescribing error?

Coleman JJ, Hemming K, Nightingale PG, et al. J R Soc Med. 2011;104:208-218.

COMMENTARY

Citrate Mix-Up

Weber RJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

STUDY

Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric emergency department: a randomized, controlled trial.

Kozer E, Scolnik D, MacPherson A, Rauchwerger D, Koren G. Pediatrics. 2005;116:1299-1302.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2005;40:556-557.

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High incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription process.

Hartel MJ, Staub LP, Röder C, Eggli S. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011;11:199.

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Medication prescribing errors involving the route of administration.

Lesar TS. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1053-1066.

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Effect of bar-code technology on the safety of medication administration.

Poon EG, Keohane CA, Yoon CS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:1698-1707.

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Oral outpatient chemotherapy medication errors in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Taylor JA, Winter L, Geyer LJ, Hawkins DS. Cancer. 2006;107:1400-1406.

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Effectiveness of computerized provider order entry with dose range checking on prescribing errors.

Boling B, McKibben M, Hingl J, Worth P, Jacobs BR, the Clinical Informatics Outcomes Research Group. J Patient Saf. 2005;1:190-194.

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Unintended effects of a computerized physician order entry nearly hard-stop alert to prevent a drug interaction: a randomized controlled trial.

Strom BL, Schinnar R, Aberra F, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:1578-1583.

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Computerized physician order entry of injectable antineoplastic drugs: an epidemiologic study of prescribing medication errors.

Nerich V, Limat S, Demarchi M, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2010;79:699-706.

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Bedouch P, Allenet B, Grass A, et al. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2009;34:187-195.

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Prevention of pediatric medication errors by hospital pharmacists and the potential benefit of computerized physician order entry.

Wang JK, Herzog NS, Kaushal R, et al. Pediatrics. 2007;119:e77-85.

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Potassium and phosphorus repletion in hospitalized patients: implications for clinical practice and the potential use of healthcare information technology to improve prescribing and patient safety.

Hemstreet BA, Stolpman N, Badesch DB, May SK, McCollum M. Curr Med Res Opin. 2006;22:2449-2455.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

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Detection, classification, and correction of defective chemotherapy orders through nursing and pharmacy oversight.

Mertens WC, Brown DE, Parisi R, et al. J Patient Saf. 2008;4:195-200.

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Computerized order entry with limited decision support to prevent prescription errors in a PICU.

Kadmon G, Bron-Harlev E, Nahum E, Schiller O, Haski G, Shonfeld T. Pediatrics. 2009;124:945-950.

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Patient-specific electronic decision support reduces prescription of excessive doses.

Seidling HM, Schmitt SPW, Bruckner T, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e15.

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Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription and dispensing.

Rodriguez-Gonzalez CG, Herranz-Alonso A, Martin-Barbero ML, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:72-78.

COMMENTARY

Sick and Pregnant

El-Ibiary S. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2008.

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