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Impact of Vendor Systems on Ambulatory Medication Safety

NCT00773500 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2012-02-28

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Summary

Our objective is to determine the effects of electronic prescribing on medication safety including medication errors, near misses and preventable adverse drug events in the ambulatory setting. Study design will be a longitudinal evaluation of errors early after implementation and after sustained use.

Conditions

  • Medication Errors

Interventions

OTHER

Electronic prescribing

Implementation of a commercially available electronic prescribing system with clinical decision support

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

    collaborator FED

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rainu Kaushal, MD, MPH · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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