Abstract
ObjectiveThe 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.DesignSemistructured survey.SettingUK hospitals using EP in the paediatric setting.Outcome measuresNumber and type of erroneous orders able to be prescribed, and the level of clinical decision support (CDS) provided during the prescribing process.Results90.7% 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.ConclusionsEP 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.
Subject
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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