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.

Brian A. Hemstreet; Nancy Stolpman; David B. Badesch; Sondra K. May; Marianne McCollum

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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.

February 14, 2007

Hemstreet BA, Stolpman N, Badesch DB, et al. Curr Med Res Opin. 2006;22(12):2449-55.

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The investigators studied prescribing activities related to potassium and phosphorus replacement and found that computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems are a viable tool to improve the reliability of the administration process.

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