Objective Medication errors in hospitals are common, expensive, and sometimes harmful to
patients. This study's objective was to derive a nationally representative estimate of …

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

Large-scale DNA databanks linked to electronic medical record (EMR) systems have been
proposed as an approach for rapidly generating large, diverse cohorts for discovery and …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Medication errors cause appreciable morbidity and
mortality in children. The objective was to determine the effectiveness of interventions to …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hospitalized infants, children, and adolescents are
typically exposed to numerous distinct medications during inpatient admissions, increasing …

Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess: 1) changes in
medication error rates and associated patient harm following electronic medication system …

Objective To systematically review studies assessing the effects of health information
technology (health IT) on patient safety outcomes. Materials and Methods The authors …

Purpose Outpatients with cancer receive complicated medication regimens in the clinic and
home. Medication errors in this setting are not well described. We aimed to determine rates …

Computerized physician order entry is a required feature for hospitals seeking to
demonstrate meaningful use of electronic medical record systems and qualify for federal …

Objectives: Polypharmacy is common in hospitalized children in the United States and has
been identified as a major risk factor for exposure to potential drug–drug interactions. Little is …