title: The impact of an ambulatory CPOE system on medication errors.
abstract: Few studies have evaluated the impact of an ambulatory computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system on medication errors. We conducted a retrospective analysis of 10,172 prescriptions to evaluate the impact of a basic CPOE system on prescribing-related medication errors, and found a significant decrease in the occurrence of errors.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Devine
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wilson-Norton
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Lawless
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Haney
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Fisk
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology