Andy Fox 1 , Jane Portlock 2 , David Brown 3 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this research was to ascertain the effectiveness of current electronic prescribing (EP) systems to prevent a standardised set of paediatric prescribing errors likely to cause harm if they reach the patient. DESIGN: Semistructured survey. SETTING: UK hospitals using EP in the paediatric setting. OUTCOME MEASURES: Number and type of erroneous orders able to be prescribed, and the level of clinical decision support (CDS) provided during the prescribing process. RESULTS: 90.7% of the erroneous orders were able to be prescribed across the seven different EP systems tested. Levels of CDS varied between systems and between sites using the same system. CONCLUSIONS: EP systems vary in their ability to prevent harmful prescribing errors in the hospital paediatric setting. Differences also occur between sites using the same system, highlighting the importance of how a system is set up and optimised. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this research was to ascertain the effectiveness of current electronic prescribing (EP) systems to prevent a standardised set of paediatric prescribing errors likely to cause harm if they reach the patient . DESIGN: Semistructured survey. SETTING: UK hospitals using EP in the paediatric setting. OUTCOME MEASURES: Number and type of erroneous orders able to be prescribed, and the level of clinical decision support (CDS) provided during the prescribing process. RESULTS: 90.7% of the erroneous orders were able to be prescribed across the seven different EP systems tested. Levels of CDS varied between systems and between sites using the same system. CONCLUSIONS: EP systems vary in their ability to prevent harmful prescribing errors in the hospital paediatric setting. Differences also occur between sites using the same system, highlighting the importance of how a system is set up and optimised. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
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Keywords:
general paediatrics; neonatology; pharmacology
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Year: 2019
PMID： 31175127 DOI： 10.1136/archdischild-2019-316859
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN： 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791