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Testers entered these orders in 13 commercial and homegrown CPOE systems across 16 different sites in the United States and Canada, using both usual practice and where-needed workarounds. Overarching themes relevant to interface design and usability\/workflow issues were identified.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results CPOE systems often failed to detect and prevent important medication errors. Generation of electronic alert warnings varied widely between systems, and depended on a number of factors, including how the order information was entered. Alerts were often confusing, with unrelated warnings appearing on the same screen as those more relevant to the current erroneous entry. Dangerous drug-drug interaction warnings were displayed only after the order was placed rather than at the time of ordering. Testers illustrated various workarounds that allowed them to enter these erroneous orders.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Discussion and Conclusion The authors found high variability in ordering approaches between different CPOE systems, with major deficiencies identified in some systems. It is important that developers reflect on these findings and build in safeguards to ensure safer prescribing for patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/jamia\/ocv135","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,11,15]],"date-time":"2015-11-15T01:18:38Z","timestamp":1447550318000},"page":"311-316","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["The vulnerabilities of computerized physician order entry systems: a qualitative study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Sarah P","family":"Slight","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Durham, UK."},{"name":"The Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tewodros","family":"Eguale","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA."},{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mary G","family":"Amato","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA."},{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrew C","family":"Seger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Diana L","family":"Whitney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David W","family":"Bates","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA."},{"name":"Harvard Medical School, 250 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, USA."},{"name":"Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gordon D","family":"Schiff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA."},{"name":"Harvard Medical School, 250 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, USA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,11,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"2020110613003267300_ocv135-B1","volume-title":"Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series","author":"Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors. 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