Non-intercepted dose errors in prescribing antineoplastic treatment: a prospective, comparative cohort study.
Mattsson TO, Holm B, Michelsen H, et al. Non-intercepted dose errors in prescribing anti-neoplastic treatment: a prospective, comparative cohort study. Ann Oncol. 2015;26(5):981-6. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdv032.
This prospective study found that computerized provider order entry (CPOE) did not reduce the overall incidence of chemotherapy prescribing errors, a high-risk clinical area. Compared with paper orders, CPOE decreased calculation errors but introduced other errors. This study affirms that CPOE alone cannot address medication safety.