Wireless handheld computers and voluntary utilization of computerized prescribing systems in the emergency department.

dc.contributor.authorShannon, Tony
dc.contributor.authorFeied, Craig
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Mark
dc.contributor.authorHandler, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorGillam, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T15:52:57Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T15:52:57Z
dc.date.issued2006-09-19
dc.description.abstractIllegible or invalid hand written prescriptions can result in avoidable medical errors Computer based prescribing can mitigate the problem An observational study was performed to examine the effect of wireless handheld computers handhelds on voluntary utilization of computerized prescribing within an Emergency Department Handhelds with prescription writing software were provided to physicians and the numbers of hand written and computer generated prescriptions were compared before and after the introduction of the handhelds The resulting increase in computer based prescribing was statistically significant and was observed largely among physicians who already used desktop computers for prescribing The study concluded that handhelds increased voluntary utilization of computerized prescribing but that the physicians most likely to use handhelds were those who already used desktop based prescribing
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.09.020
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.digitalsquare.io/xmlui/handle/123456789/1332
dc.relation.uriThe Journal of emergency medicine
dc.titleWireless handheld computers and voluntary utilization of computerized prescribing systems in the emergency department.en
dcterms.abstractIllegible or invalid hand written prescriptions can result in avoidable medical errors Computer based prescribing can mitigate the problem An observational study was performed to examine the effect of wireless handheld computers handhelds on voluntary utilization of computerized prescribing within an Emergency Department Handhelds with prescription writing software were provided to physicians and the numbers of hand written and computer generated prescriptions were compared before and after the introduction of the handhelds The resulting increase in computer based prescribing was statistically significant and was observed largely among physicians who already used desktop computers for prescribing The study concluded that handhelds increased voluntary utilization of computerized prescribing but that the physicians most likely to use handhelds were those who already used desktop based prescribing
dcterms.contributorShannon, Tony
dcterms.contributorFeied, Craig
dcterms.contributorSmith, Mark
dcterms.contributorHandler, Jonathan
dcterms.contributorGillam, Michael
dcterms.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.09.020
dcterms.relationThe Journal of emergency medicine
dcterms.titleWireless handheld computers and voluntary utilization of computerized prescribing systems in the emergency department.en
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