The contribution of prescription chart design and familiarity to prescribing error: a prospective, randomised, cross-over study.
Tallentire VR, Hale RL, Dewhurst NG, et al. The contribution of prescription chart design and familiarity to prescribing error: a prospective, randomised, cross-over study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(10):864-9. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001837.
The discovery of a high medication prescribing error rate among physician trainees in the United Kingdom led to recommendations for developing a standardized prescription chart for hospitalized patients. This study found that both individual physician factors as well as the design of the prescription chart appeared to influence prescribing error rates.