title: Minimising computer script errors.
abstract: With increasing awareness of informatics and the advantages it can bring, more and more general practitioners are computerising their practices. Many of them are using computer packages for script writing. Invariably with the expanding repertoire, come errors in writing computer scripts and the following article sets some of the main areas in which errors occur and how to correct them. As Medical Director is the most commonly used software for writing medical scripts, it has been used as the example in showing how to write correct scripts.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice and Clinical Studies, Adelaide University.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface