Study: CPOE facilitates 22 types of medication errors.
Fragmentation of data and human/machine interface are two key sources of potential errors. Make sure your system accounts for the total flow of products, services, and people. Avoid complacency; newer systems mean newer potential sources of errors.
D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface