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Leapfrog: CPOE detects more medication errors
There has been a major improvement in the ability of hospital computerized physician order (CPOE) systems to detect medication errors, according to the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization that
It's time to care about diagnostic errors, and EMRs can help
Did you happen to catch the item in FierceHealthcare on Tuesday about diagnostic errors in medicine? "Diagnostic errors are the outcasts of the patient safety movement. Patient safety advocates have
Study: CPOE with targeted alerts cuts inappropriate drug ordering for seniors
A properly implemented CPOE system with specific, appropriate alerts can "dramatically yet selectively" reduce the ordering of potentially inappropriate medications for hospitalized senior citizens,
Leapfrog Group calls for federal oversight of CPOE after simulation exposes errors
The Leapfrog Group, a longtime advocate for computerized physician order entry, is calling on federal officials to require hospitals and IT vendors to test CPOE systems for safety after the advocacy
Study: E-prescribing greatly improves accuracy, less so for safety
It's a small study group, but the results are eye-opening nonetheless: Primary-care practices cut their prescription error rates from 42.5 percent to 6.6 percent in a one-year period by adopting
Quaid draws attention to health IT, but do people really care?
I've been thinking for some time now that in our celebrity-driven culture, it would take a big Hollywood name to latch on to health IT in order to get the masses--and the mainstream media--to make
Study: CPOE can cut prescribing errors 57 percent
A new study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has concluded that the use of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems could prevent up to 57 percent of prescribing errors.
Study: Health information exchanges lower care cost, improve safety
A new survey has concluded that health information exchanges being put into place between providers, hospitals, patients and payers may have some significant benefits. The survey, conducted by the
Medicare law offers IT incentives
Last week, physicians signed with relief as the threatened 10.6 percent Medicare cut was put on hold for 18 months despite a presidential veto. The bill didn't just protect physician reimbursement
Study: Bar codes may not fix medication mistakes
While bar codes have been touted as the ideal solution to medication mistakes, it appears that they aren't nearly as effective as advocates had hoped. That, at least, is the conclusion drawn by the
