Computerized warning system alerts doctors to medications that could harm elderly patients

Monday, August 9, 2010 - 22:35 in Health & Medicine

Adverse drug events occur in an estimated 40 percent of all hospital patients and can be the result of inappropriate medications being ordered. For elderly patients, this can pose a serious risk of complications. Now, a study shows that CPOE systems can help.

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