Abstract Background Pharmacy information systems (PhIS) can cause medication errors that
pharmacists may overlook due to their increased workload and lack of understanding of …

Background While health information technology (health IT) is able to prevent medication
errors in many ways, it may also potentially introduce new paths to errors. To understand the …

Abstract The evaluation of Health Information Systems (HIS)-induced medication errors is
crucial in efforts to understand its cause, impact and mitigation measures when trying to …

Complex socio-technical health information systems (HIS) issues can create new error risks.
Therefore, we evaluated the management of HIS-related errors using the proposed human …

Objectives In hospitals, the pharmacy information system (PIS) is usually a sub-system of the
hospital information system (HIS). The PIS supports the distribution and management of …

In order to understand the nature and causes through which Health Information Systems
(HIS) can affect patient safety negatively, a systematic review with thematic synthesis of the …

Introduction Poorly designed electronic medication management systems (EMMS) or
computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems in hospital settings can result in …

Objectives: Recent federal mandates and incentives have spurred the rapid growth,
development and adoption of health information technology (HIT). While providing …

Background Improving our understanding of the association between medication errors and
health information technology (health IT) usability has the potential to reduce errors and …

Objective: To systematically review studies reporting problems with information technology
(IT) in health care and their effects on care delivery and patient outcomes. Materials and …