Computer aided prescribing leaves holes in the safety net

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R E Ferner. BMJ. 2004.

. 2004 May 15;328(7449):1172-3.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7449.1172.

¹ West Midlands Centre for Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH. r.e.ferner@bham.ac.uk

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Computer aided prescribing: software needs to take account of how doctors prescribe.
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Computer aided prescribing: decision support needs to be evidence based.
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Computer aided prescribing: electronic prescribing is helpful in children too.
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Prescribing safety features of general practice computer systems: evaluation using simulated test cases.
Fernando B, Savelyich BS, Avery AJ, Sheikh A, Bainbridge M, Horsfield P, Teasdale S. Fernando B, et al. BMJ. 2004 May 15;328(7449):1171-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7449.1171. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 15142922 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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