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Computerised physician order entry-related medication errors: analysis of reported errors and vulnerability testing of current systems
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- Published on: 8 December 2016
- Published on: 8 December 2016Authors response: Role of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems in Facilitating Medication ErrorsShow More
To the Editor,
We have read with great interest the article by Schiff G D et al.,1 in which 6.1% of errors reported to the United States Pharmacopeia MEDMARX reporting system were classified as being related to the computerized prescription order entry (CPOE) system, representing the third most frequently reported errors in this notification system.
Similarly, in a study conducted in our hospital, appro...
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