AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Investigating the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors in general practice: The PRACtICe Study.

Avery T, Barber N, Ghaleb M, et al. London, UK: General Medical Council; May 2, 2012.

Examining prescription errors in general practices in England, this report suggests that information technology and incident reporting could address issues that persist since an earlier study.

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Resource Type

Setting of Care

Target Audience

Clinical Area

General Internal Medicine

Safety Target

Ordering/Prescribing Errors

Error Types

Active Errors

Approach to Improving Safety

Error Reporting

Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)

Origin/Sponsor

United Kingdom