Factors contributing to medication errors made when using computerized order entry in pediatrics: a systematic review.

Tolley CL, Forde NE, Coffey KL, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2017 Oct 26; [Epub ahead of print].

This systematic review of medication errors in pediatrics settings with computerized provider order entry identified key vulnerabilities in electronic prescribing. Lack of drug dosing alerts, inappropriate alerting, dropdown menu option errors, and overarching problems such as the lack of appropriate dosing choices for specific medications contributed to errors across the included studies. The authors call for more advanced decision support to address these concerns.

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