The impact of transition to a digital hospital on medication errors (TIME study).

Digital transformation in healthcare improves the safety of health systems. Within our health service, a new digital hospital has been established and two wards from a neighbouring paper-based hospital transitioned into the new digital hospital. This created an opportunity to evaluate the impact of complete digital transformation on medication safety.

The effect of Computerised Physician Order Entry on prescribing errors: An interrupted time-series study at a secondary referral hospital in Australia.

Background: Computerised Physician Order Entry (CPOE) software is increasingly used across the world to improve medication safety. However, few high-quality studies have reviewed the impact of CPOE on prescribing errors and patient harm.

Objective: To investigate the effect of a hybrid CPOE-paper prescribing system on prescribing errors at a secondary hospital site.

Compliance With Enoxaparin Dosing and Monitoring Guidelines and the Impact on Patient Length of Stay: A Pilot Study.

Background: To investigate the compliance of prescribers with the state-wide Queensland Health (QH) guidelines for dosing and monitoring of enoxaparin, and to examine the effect that compliance has on the patients' length of stay (LOS) in hospital.

Methods: A 4-week retrospective study of consecutive inpatients who were administered enoxaparin for the treatment of an embolic disease. Data collected included influential patient demographics such as weight, renal function; details of antifactor Xa (aXa) monitoring, and patient LOS.