A Risk Analysis Method to Evaluate the Impact of a Computerized Provider Order Entry System on Patient Safety
Journal of the American Medical Informatics AssociationPublished 30 June 2008Open access
Pascal Bonnabry, Christelle Despont-Gros, D Grauser, Pierre Casez, M Despond, Déborah Pugin
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The use of risk analysis helps to quantitatively evaluate the relationship between a system and patient safety and to build a strategy for continuous quality improvement, by selecting the most appropriate improvements to the system.
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The impact of a CPOE system on patient safety strongly depends on the implemented functions and their ergonomics. The use of risk analysis helps to quantitatively evaluate the relationship between a system and patient safety and to build a strategy for continuous quality improvement, by selecting the most appropriate improvements to the system.
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