title: Reducing unintended consequences of e-prescribing on the path to nuanced prescriptions.
abstract: A frequency value of "as directed" was added to all medications available for an ambulatory EMR to reduce the number of prescriptions with contradictory instructions. The new frequency value has been rapidly adopted and its use has increased by 15%.
authors.affiliation: Partners HealthCare System, Inc., Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Matvey B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Palchuk
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turchin
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alexeyev
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Galperin
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hamann
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems; D055695:Electronic Prescribing; D008404:Massachusetts; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*