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This systematic review aims to analyze the impact of computerized physician order entry systems on reducing medication errors and adverse drug events.

June 25, 2008Journal of the American Medical Informatics AssociationOpen Access

The Effect of Electronic Prescribing on Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events: A Systematic Review

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EAElske AmmenwerthUMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik PSPetra Schnell‐InderstUMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik CMChristof MachanUMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik

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Systematic review analyzes risk reduction of medication errors and adverse drug events in various clinical settings, suggesting improvements are needed.

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This systematic review aims to analyze the impact of computerized physician order entry systems on reducing medication errors and adverse drug events.
Included controlled field studies and pretest-posttest studies on all types of CPOE systems across diverse clinical settings.
Calculated risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals and performed subgroup analyses based on multiple categorical factors.
Evaluated a total of 25 studies concerning medication error rates, potential ADEs, and reported outcomes.
23 out of 25 studies showed a significant relative risk reduction of medication errors between 13% to 99%.
Six out of nine studies showed a significant relative risk reduction in potential ADEs ranging from 35% to 98%.
Four out of seven studies demonstrated a significant relative risk reduction in ADEs between 30% to 84%.

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Ammenwerth et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0fa4fc92676d5461fceb9c https://doi.org/10.1197/jamia.m2667

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Systematic review analyzes risk reduction of medication errors and adverse drug events in various clinical settings, suggesting improvements are needed.

The Effect of Electronic Prescribing on Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events: A Systematic Review

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