Clinicians were oblivious to incorrect logging of test dates and the associated risks in an online pathology application: a case study

Clinicians were oblivious to incorrect logging of test dates and the associated risks in an online pathology application: a case study

<p><strong>Background</strong> UK primary care physicians receive their laboratory test results electronically. This study reports a computerised physician order entry (CPOE) system error in the pathology test request date that went unnoticed in family practices.</p><p>...

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Main Authors: Amber Appleton, Khaled Sadek, Ian GJ Dawson, Simon de Lusignan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
Subjects:
computerised medical records systems
general practice
medical informatics
medical order entry systems
safety management
Online Access:http://hijournal.bcs.org/index.php/jhi/article/view/13

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