Background: Computerised prescriptions for Hospital Discharge Orders (HDO) are used world-wide to secure medication processes.
Objectives: To evaluate physicians' adoption of computerised provider order-entry (CPOE) for HDO and the prescribing error rate of HDO in an acute medical care unit.
Setting: A prospective study was conducted in an internal medicine department over a six-month period.
Introduction: Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are widely prescribed for unrecognized indications, at high a dose and for a long duration, in spite of side effects and numerous drug interactions. In 2009, the HAS (French Health Authority) published recommendations of good prescription but the latter are poorly respected. In this context of over prescription and additional cost for the society, we performed a professional practice evaluation of on the model of the Deming wheel.
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