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Baby's death spotlights safety risks linked to computerized systems.

Graham J, Dizikes C. Chicago Tribune. June 27, 2011.

This newspaper article reports on an order entry error that resulted in a 60-fold overdose and raised concerns about the safety of electronic medication data systems.

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Newspaper/Magazine Article

Setting of Care

Intensive Care Units

Target Audience

Patients

Clinical Area

Critical Care

Neonatology and Intensive Care

Hospital Pharmacy

Safety Target

Device-related Complications

Medication Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events

Error Types

Active Errors

Latent Errors

Approach to Improving Safety

Communication between Providers

Human Factors Engineering

Computerized Adverse Event Detection

Origin/Sponsor

United States of America