Comparing the effectiveness of computerized adverse drug event monitoring systems to enhance clinical decision support for hospitalized patients.
Performance of computerized adverse drug event (ADE) monitoring of electronic health records through a prospective ADE Monitor and ICD9-coded clinical text review operating independently and simultaneously on the same patient population for a 10-year period are compared. Requirements are compiled for clinical decision support in pharmacy systems to enhance ADE detection.
Author(s): Petratos, G N, Kim, Y, Evans, R S, Williams, S D, Gardner, R M
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2009-11-RA-0009