Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of chemotherapy prescription.

Marc Voeffray; André Pannatier; Roger Stupp; Nadia Fucina; Serge Leyvraz; Jean-Blaise Wasserfallen

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Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of chemotherapy prescription.

January 3, 2007

Voeffray M, Pannatier A, Stupp R, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(6):418-21.

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The authors describe their successes with significantly reducing chemotherapy prescription errors through the use of a computerized physician order entry system.

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