Computerized prescriber order entry and opportunities for medication errors: comparison to tradition paper-based order entry.

Kenneth G. Jozefczyk; William Klugh Kennedy; Miranda Jackson Lin; Julie Achatz; Maresa Dimarco Glass; Susie Eidam; Michael J. Melroy

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Computerized prescriber order entry and opportunities for medication errors: comparison to tradition paper-based order entry.

August 15, 2013

Jozefczyk KG, Kennedy WK, Lin MJ, et al. J Pharm Pract. 2013;26(4):434-7.

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Implementation of computerized provider order entry significantly reduced prescribing errors in a neonatal intensive care unit compared with a paper-based ordering system.

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