Background Underlying systems factors have been seen to be crucial contributors to the
occurrence of medication errors. By understanding the causes of these errors, the most …

Background There is considerable international interest in exploiting the potential of digital
solutions to enhance the quality and safety of health care. Implementations of transformative …

The global population of multimorbid older people is growing steadily. Multimorbidity is the
principal cause of complex polypharmacy, which in turn is the prime risk factor for …

Abstract Background The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
(HITECH) Act subsidizes implementation by hospitals of electronic health records with …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review empirical evidence on the prevalence and nature of
medication administration errors (MAEs) in health care settings. DATA SOURCES: Ten …

Nationally recognised as the definitive guide to clinical nursing skills, The Royal Marsden
Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures has provided essential nursing knowledge and up-to …

Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of commercial
computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) …

Background Computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support systems are
electronic prescribing strategies that are increasingly used to improve patient safety …

Background The electronic medical record (EMR)/electronic health record (EHR) is
becoming an integral component of many primary-care outpatient practices. Before …

Objective Nursing time represents one of the highest costs for most health services. We
conducted a systematic review of the literature on the impact of health information …