The uptake of technologies designed to influence medication safety in Canadian hospitals.

Michael Saginur; Ian D. Graham; Alan J. Forster; Michel Boucher; George A. Wells

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The uptake of technologies designed to influence medication safety in Canadian hospitals.

February 20, 2008

Saginur M, Graham ID, Forster AJ, et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2008;14(1):27-35.

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This survey of Canadian hospitals found a low rate of use of medication safety interventions such as bar-coding and computerized provider order entry; many hospitals were planning to invest in these technologies.

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