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Computerized clinical decision support during medication ordering for long-term care residents with renal insufficiency.

Field TS, Rochon P, Lee M, Gavendo L, Baril JL, Gurwitz JH. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:480-485.

This study discovered that clinical decision support built within a CPOE system can improve physician prescribing behavior in long-term care settings.

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Resource Type

Study

Setting of Care

Residential Facilities

Target Audience

Health Care Executives and Administrators

Information Professionals

Clinical Area

Geriatrics

Nephrology

Safety Target

Ordering/Prescribing Errors

Approach to Improving Safety

Computerized Adverse Event Detection

Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)

Computerized Decision Support

Origin/Sponsor

United States of America