Anne Grauer, Amanda Rosen, Jo R Applebaum, Danielle Carter, Pooja Reddy, Alexis Dal Col, Deepa Kumaraiah, Daniel J Barchi, David C Classen, Jason S Adelman
BACKGROUND: Studies examining the effects of computerized order entry (CPOE) on medication ordering errors demonstrate that CPOE does not consistently prevent these errors as intended. We used the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) to investigate the frequency and degree of harm of reported events that occurred at the ordering stage, characterized by error type. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective observational study of safety events reported by healthcare systems in participating patient safety organizations from 6/2010 through 12/2020...
January 30, 2023: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: JAMIA