Cost-effectiveness of an electronic medication ordering and administration system in reducing adverse drug events.

Robert C. Wu; Audrey Laporte; Wendy J. Ungar

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Cost-effectiveness of an electronic medication ordering and administration system in reducing adverse drug events.

June 6, 2007

Wu RC, Laporte A, Ungar WJ. J Eval Clin Pract. 2007;13(3):440-8.

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The researchers performed a comparative cost analysis between a paper-based medication ordering and administration process and an electronic system and found that the online system had the potential to cut costs and reduce adverse drug events.

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