Supplementary Advisory: Results of the PA-PSRS Workgroup on Pharmacy Computer System Safety.

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Supplementary Advisory: Results of the PA-PSRS Workgroup on Pharmacy Computer System Safety.

June 13, 2007

Patient Safety Advisory

This article shares findings from a workgroup that assessed the efficacy of pharmacy computer systems in detecting unsafe medication orders. The 30 Pennsylvania hospitals that participated in the workgroup found that their systems were not catching all unsafe orders.

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