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Computerized Medication Order Errors Studied
Researchers want to learn the cause of mistakes related to computerized physician order entry systems so they can help software makers prevent them.

By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

abril 28, 2010 04:28 PM


While computerized physician order entry can help improve patient safety, these systems are also frequently implicated in medication errors. A new research study is looking to identify why these computerized ordering mistakes occur, and how they might be prevented.
The study is underway as the U.S. government prepares to reward healthcare providers that demonstrate "meaningful use" of health IT systems, such as CPOE, starting in 2011 under the $20 billion-plus HITECH legislation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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