Medication charts in residential aged-care facilities.
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Evaluation of a hybrid paper-electronic medication management system at a residential aged care facility.
Objectives The aims of the study were to investigate discrepancies between general practitioners' paper medication orders and pharmacy-prepared electronic medication administration charts, back-up paper charts and dose-administration aids, as well as delays between prescribing, charting and administration, at a 90-bed residential aged care facility that used a hybrid paper-electronic medication...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Australian prescriber
دوره 40 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017