Costs Associated with Developing and Implementing a Computerized Clinical Decision Support System for Medication Dosing for Patients with Renal Insufficiency in the Long-term Care Setting
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J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15:466–472. DOI 10.1197/jamia.M2589.
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Guided medication dosing for inpatients with renal insufficiency.
CONTEXT Usual drug-prescribing practices may not consider the effects of renal insufficiency on the disposition of certain drugs. Decision aids may help optimize prescribing behavior and reduce medical error. OBJECTIVE To determine if a system application for adjusting drug dose and frequency in patients with renal insufficiency, when merged with a computerized order entry system, improves dr...
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