A mixed method study of the merits of e-prescribing drug alerts in primary care.

Kate L. Lapane; Molly E. Waring; Karen L. Schneider; Catherine Dubé; Brian J. Quilliam

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A mixed method study of the merits of e-prescribing drug alerts in primary care.

April 30, 2008

Lapane KL, Waring ME, Schneider KL, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(4):442-6.

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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.

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