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February, 2012
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Hospitals slow to use technology to halt errors

“At a nurses station at busy Metropolitan Methodist Hospital, Dr. Randy Panther pauses to check the Caller ID on his incessantly ringing cell phone. Then he uses a high-tech device called an electronic prescription pad to order antibiotics for a patient’s infection.
On the screen, a pop-up window warns that the patient has a drug allergy. The computer suggests a safer choice.”

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Don Finley, Hearst Newspapers, 10 August 2009

12 August 2009 | Categories: News | Country: United States | Tag(s): Adoption, Barcode, CPOE, Hospitals, Medical Errors
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