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Need medicine in hospital? Our study finds how often IT flaws lead to the wrong drug or dose

  • Written by Johanna Westbrook, Professor of Health Informatics and Patient Safety, Macquarie University
Need medicine in hospital? Our study finds how often IT flaws lead to the wrong drug or doseGorodenkoff/Shutterstock

Every time you are prescribed medicine in hospital a computer will prompt your doctor about the appropriateness of the medicine and its dose.

Every time health professionals update patient records on the computer they need to fill in the appropriate information in the correct spot, or choose an option from a drop-down menu.

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