Reducing prescribing errors : can a well-designed electronic system help?. / Went, Kathryn; Antoniewicz, Patricia; Corner, Deborah A.; Dailly, Stella; Gregor, Peter; Joss, Judith; McIntyre, Fiona B.; McLeod, Shaun; Ricketts, Ian W.; Shearer, Alfred J.
In: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Vol. 16, No. 3, 06.2010, p. 556-559.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Reducing prescribing errors
T2 - can a well-designed electronic system help?
A1 - Went,Kathryn
A1 - Antoniewicz,Patricia
A1 - Corner,Deborah A.
A1 - Dailly,Stella
A1 - Gregor,Peter
A1 - Joss,Judith
A1 - McIntyre,Fiona B.
A1 - McLeod,Shaun
A1 - Ricketts,Ian W.
A1 - Shearer,Alfred J.
AU - Went,Kathryn
AU - Antoniewicz,Patricia
AU - Corner,Deborah A.
AU - Dailly,Stella
AU - Gregor,Peter
AU - Joss,Judith
AU - McIntyre,Fiona B.
AU - McLeod,Shaun
AU - Ricketts,Ian W.
AU - Shearer,Alfred J.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - <p>Rationale, aims and objectives</p><p>In this study, the aim was to investigate if an electronic prescribing system designed specifically to reduce errors would lead to fewer errors in prescribing medicines in a secondary care setting.</p><p>Method</p><p>The electronic system was compared with paper prescription charts on 16 intensive care patients to assess any change in the number of prescribing errors.</p><p>Results</p><p>The overall level of compliance with nationally accepted standards was significantly higher with the electronic system (91.67%) compared with the paper system (46.73%). Electronically generated prescriptions were found to contain significantly fewer deviations (28 in 329 prescriptions, 8.5%) than the written prescriptions (208 in 408 prescriptions, 51%).</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>Taking an interdisciplinary approach to work on the creation of a system designed to minimize the risk of error has resulted in a favoured system that significantly reduces the number of errors made.</p>
AB - <p>Rationale, aims and objectives</p><p>In this study, the aim was to investigate if an electronic prescribing system designed specifically to reduce errors would lead to fewer errors in prescribing medicines in a secondary care setting.</p><p>Method</p><p>The electronic system was compared with paper prescription charts on 16 intensive care patients to assess any change in the number of prescribing errors.</p><p>Results</p><p>The overall level of compliance with nationally accepted standards was significantly higher with the electronic system (91.67%) compared with the paper system (46.73%). Electronically generated prescriptions were found to contain significantly fewer deviations (28 in 329 prescriptions, 8.5%) than the written prescriptions (208 in 408 prescriptions, 51%).</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>Taking an interdisciplinary approach to work on the creation of a system designed to minimize the risk of error has resulted in a favoured system that significantly reduces the number of errors made.</p>
KW - intensive care units
KW - medical order entry systems
KW - medication error - prevention and control
KW - user-computer interface
KW - PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY
KW - MEDICATION ERRORS
KW - UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
KW - INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY
KW - CRITICAL-CARE
KW - STAFF
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01159.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01159.x
M1 - Article
JO - Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
JF - Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
SN - 1356-1294
IS - 3
VL - 16
SP - 556
EP - 559
ER -