AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► Non-intercepted dose errors in prescribing antineoplastic treatment: a prospective, comparative cohort study.

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Use of computerized physician order entry did not reduce incidence of chemotherapy prescribing errors—some error types down, while others increased.Ann Oncol. 2015 Jan 28; [Epub ahead of print].

Non-intercepted dose errors in prescribing antineoplastic treatment: a prospective, comparative cohort study.

Mattsson TO, Holm B, Michelsen H, Knudsen JL, Brixen K, Herrstedt J. Ann Oncol. 2015 Jan 28; [Epub ahead of print].

This prospective study found that computerized provider order entry (CPOE) did not reduce the overall incidence of chemotherapy prescribing errors, a high-risk clinical area. Compared with paper orders, CPOE decreased calculation errors but introduced other errors. This study affirms that CPOE alone cannot addressmedication safety.

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