A mixed method study of the merits of e-prescribing drug alerts in primary care.
Lapane KL, Waring ME, Schneider KL, et al. A mixed method study of the merits of e-prescribing drug alerts in primary care. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(4):442-6. doi:10.1007/s11606-008-0505-4.
Users of an electronic prescribing decision support system reported that they frequently overrode drug safety warnings, generally due to a perception that many alerts were unnecessary.