Medication errors with electronic prescribing (eP): two views of the same picture.

Imogen Savage; Tony Cornford; Ela Klecun; Nick Barber; Sarah Clifford; Bryony Dean Franklin

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Medication errors with electronic prescribing (eP): two views of the same picture.

April 14, 2011

Savage I, Cornford T, Klecun E, et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010;10:135.

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This study used a mixed-methods approach, including structured interviews with staff and patients, to determine the types of errors associated with a newly implemented computerized provider order entry system.

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