Assessment of an electronic patient record system on discharge prescribing errors in a Tertiary University Hospital
Abstract Background Prescribing error represent a significant source of preventable harm to patients. Prescribing errors at discharge, including omission of pre-admission medications (PAM), are particularly harmful as they frequently propagate following discharge. This study assesses the impact of a...
Main Authors: | Michael Patrick O’Shea, Cormac Kennedy, Eileen Relihan, Kieran Harkin, Martina Hennessy, Michael Barry |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01551-5 |
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