Associations between the concurrent use of clinical decision support and computerized provider order entry and the rates of appropriate prescribing at discharge

M.E. Patterson; P.A. Marken; S.D. Simon; J.L Hackman; R.S. Schaefer

doi:10.4338/ACI-2011-11-RA-0068

Applied Clinical Informatics, Table of Contents

Appl Clin Inform 2012; 03(02): 186-196
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2011-11-RA-0068

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Associations between the concurrent use of clinical decision support and computerized provider order entry and the rates of appropriate prescribing at discharge

M.E. Patterson

¹Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy, Kansas City, Missouri 64108

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P.A. Marken

¹Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy, Kansas City, Missouri 64108

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S.D. Simon

²Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of Missouri-Kansas City-School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri 64108

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J.L Hackman

³University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine / Truman Medical Center; Department of Emergency Medicine; Kansas City, MO 64108

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R.S. Schaefer

⁴Kansas City Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Kansas City, MO 64128

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Electronic health records and systems - clinical decision support - inpatient computerized provider order entry - medication management - guidelines and protocols - quantitative methodologies

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