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Does the implementation of an electronic prescribing system create unintended medication errors? A study of the sociotechnical context through the analysis of reported medication incidents

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, May 2011
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Title
Does the implementation of an electronic prescribing system create unintended medication errors? A study of the sociotechnical context through the analysis of reported medication incidents
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, May 2011
DOI 10.1186/1472-6947-11-29
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Authors

Sabi Redwood, Anna Rajakumar, James Hodson, Jamie J Coleman

Abstract

Even though electronic prescribing systems are widely advocated as one of the most effective means of improving patient safety, they may also introduce new risks that are not immediately obvious. Through the study of specific incidents related to the processes involved in the administration of medication, we sought to find out if the prescribing system had unintended consequences in creating new errors. The focus of this study was a large acute hospital in the Midlands in the United Kingdom, which implemented a Prescribing, Information and Communication System (PICS).

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 2%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Unknown 145 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 32 21%
Student > Master 29 19%
Researcher 12 8%
Student > Postgraduate 12 8%
Other 10 7%
Other 35 23%
Unknown 21 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 43 28%
Computer Science 20 13%
Nursing and Health Professions 19 13%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 9 6%
Business, Management and Accounting 8 5%
Other 24 16%
Unknown 28 19%
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