Objective: To determine the accuracy of computerized medicationhistories. Study Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Patients and Methods: The study sample included 493Department of Veterans ...

Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a computer program to find new indications for old drugs. The computer program, ...

Background: Errors involving medication use are common. Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) can improve prescribing practices. Few studies have examined the effect of CPOE in combination with ...

Providers are making an increasing number of mistakes selecting the wrong medication for patients on their computer screens or tablets, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).

NEW ORLEANS—New data demonstrate that a computer-assisted decision support (CADS) tool can significantly reduce the number of medication errors and adverse events, particular major bleeding, that ...

Cardiotoxicity, heart electrophysiology dysfunction or muscle damage, is one of the most common reasons why drugs are withdrawn from the market. Now, researchers have created a computer model capable ...

Exactly 889 medication error reports submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2016, listed healthcare information technology ...