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The influence that electronic prescribing has on medication errors and preventable adverse drug events: an interrupted time-series study.
van Doormaal JE, van den Bemt PMLA, Zaal RJ, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:816-825.

A decision support system combined with computerized provider order entry significantly reduced incorrect prescriptions, but the incidence of clinical adverse drug events was unchanged.
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