Journal article
Medication Reconciliation During Internal Hospital Transfer and Impact of Computerized Prescriber Order Entry
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Internal hospital transfer is a vulnerable time during which patients are at high risk of medication discrepancies that can result in clinically significant harm, medication errors, and adverse drug events.
OBJECTIVE: To identify, characterize, and assess the clinical impact of unintentional medication discrepancies during internal hospital transfer and to investigate the influence of computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) on …
Authors
Lee JY; Leblanc K; Fernandes OA; Huh J-H; Wong GG; Hamandi B; Lazar NM; Morra D; Bajcar JM; Harrison J
Journal
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 1887–1895
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
December 2010
DOI
10.1345/aph.1p314
ISSN
1060-0280