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Errors in the management of self medication in the home environment are not unusual. The occurrence of potentially serious medication errors can be documented by talking [...]

Chemotherapy, the prescription and administration of drugs to cancer patients, has traditionally been prescribed according to standard protocols through paper-based syste [...]

Ordering and delivering chemotherapy is a complex process that requires attention to detail. The number of steps involved and the required degree of coordination of staf [...]

Electronic health record (EHR) systems provide a means of tracking a broad range of patient health information including demographics, progress notes, problems, medicatio [...]

Medication errors and adverse drug events ADE are a constant challenge for healthcare providers. The fast-paced and unpredictable setting of an emergency department is es [...]

In 1995, the United States Pharmacopeia established the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention to address the interdisciplinary cause [...]

Recent national incentives have focused on the expansion of health information technology, including electronic health records (EHRs) as a way to address costs, improve q [...]

Optimizing medication management is a low-hanging fruit towards improving patient safety. However, while it is understood that medication errors are to be minimized, ther [...]

Medical informatics transforms medicine through the use of electronic health records (EHRs) and computerized physician order entry. Prescriptions created by computerized [...]