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The impact of transition to a digital hospital on medication errors (TIME study).

Engstrom T, McCourt E, Canning M, et al. The impact of transition to a digital hospital on medication errors (TIME study). NPJ Digit Med. 2023;6(1):133. doi:10.1038/s41746-023-00877-w.

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August 16, 2023
Engstrom T, McCourt E, Canning M, et al. NPJ Digit Med. 2023;6(1):133.
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Computerized provider order entry (CPOE), clinical decision support (CDS), and other technologies can reduce prescribing errors, but their initial implementation may present new errors. This study reports prescribing errors before and after transition to digital hospital records. Results show significant decreases in prescribing errors after transition, but also identified new problems, such as alert fatigue, that needed additional attention to remediate.

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Engstrom T, McCourt E, Canning M, et al. The impact of transition to a digital hospital on medication errors (TIME study). NPJ Digit Med. 2023;6(1):133. doi:10.1038/s41746-023-00877-w.