Evaluation of outpatient computerized physician medication order entry systems: a systematic review.

Saeid Eslami; Ameen Abu-Hanna; Nicolette F. de Keizer

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Evaluation of outpatient computerized physician medication order entry systems: a systematic review.

May 16, 2007

Eslami S, Abu-Hanna A, de Keizer NF. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14(4):400-6.

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The authors reviewed the literature on computerized physician order entry (CPOE) in the outpatient setting and found little evidence that CPOE enhances the safety of medication administration in this setting.

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