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Non-intercepted dose errors in prescribing antineoplastic treatment: a prospective, comparative cohort study.

April 22, 2015

Mattsson TO, Holm B, Michelsen H, et al. Ann Oncol. 2015;26(5):981-6.

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This prospective study found that computerized provider order entry (CPOE) did not reduce the overall incidence of chemotherapy prescribing errors, a high-risk clinical area. Compared with paper orders, CPOE decreased calculation errors but introduced other errors. This study affirms that CPOE alone cannot address medication safety.

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