Prescription errors in geriatric patients can be avoided by means of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE)

• Published in: Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 227 - 231
• Main Authors: Frisse, S., Röhrig, G., Franklin, J., Polidori, M.C., Schulz, R.-J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Deglutition Disorders - drug therapy; Deglutition Disorders - epidemiology; Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data; Geriatrics/Gerontology; Germany - epidemiology; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Medical Order Entry Systems - utilization; Medication Errors - prevention & control; Medication Errors - statistics & numerical data; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Contribution; Renal Insufficiency - drug therapy; Renal Insufficiency - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Social Sciences; Computerized physician order entry; Verschreibungsfehler; Dysphagie; Renal failure; Dysphagia; Niereninsuffizienz; Elektronisches Verordnungssystem; CPOE Geriatrie; Prescription errors; Geriatrics

Background The implementation of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) can help reduce prescription errors in clinical practice. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a CPOE for geriatric patients with the two most common conditions for drug-induced iatrogenic diseases...