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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2016

16.02.2016 | Clinical Practice: Clinical Vignettes

Automatic Errors: A Case Series on the Errors Inherent in Electronic Prescribing

verfasst von: Laura M. Lourenco, PharmD, BCPS, Adam Bursua, PharmD, Vicki L. Groo, PharmD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 7/2016

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ABSTRACT

The adoption of electronic prescribing is on the rise, as it reduces medication errors compared to handwritten orders. The inadvertent dispensing of discontinued medications is a type of medication error that is less well described, but one that can lead to adverse events. Software for electronic prescriptions transmits orders for refills or new prescriptions, but not discontinuations, to the pharmacy. Medications that have been stopped are displayed only at the prescribing facility's electronic medical record (EMR). This report describes five cases in which the pharmacy dispensed electronically discontinued medications, two of which contributed to adverse outcomes.
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Metadaten
Titel
Automatic Errors: A Case Series on the Errors Inherent in Electronic Prescribing
verfasst von
Laura M. Lourenco, PharmD, BCPS
Adam Bursua, PharmD
Vicki L. Groo, PharmD
Publikationsdatum
16.02.2016
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 7/2016
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-016-3606-5

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