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Antimicrobial prescription errors in hospitalized children: role of antimicrobial stewardship program in detection and intervention.

Di Pentima MC, Chan S, Eppes SC, Klein JD. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009;53:715-723e1.

A prescribing initiative built into an existing computerized provider order entry system successfully reduced antimicrobial prescribing errors at a children's hospital.

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Resource Type

Study

Setting of Care

Children’s Hospitals

Target Audience

Health Care Providers

Quality and Safety Professionals

Information Professionals

Clinical Area

Pediatrics

Infectious Diseases

Safety Target

Ordering/Prescribing Errors

Specific to High-Risk Drugs

Error Types

Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events

Approach to Improving Safety

Audit and Feedback

Clinical Pharmacist Involvement

Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)

Origin/Sponsor

United States of America