Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge Medication Lists

Completed

Conditions studied: Medication Errors

In brief

The purpose of this study is twofold: 1. to measure the effects of transitioning from one electronic prescribing system to another in the ambulatory setting on medication errors and human-computer interactions 2. to evaluate the impact of electronic transmission of discharge medication lists to the ambulatory setting on medication discrepancies and adverse drug events

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00603070

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

130

Starts

2008-03-01

Expected to finish

2011-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-02-20

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Physicians or nurse practitioners with at least 4 clinic sessions per week

Where it is running

• Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates — New York, New York, United States

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