Table 2 Medication errors identified using interviews and record review.
From: Medication errors with electronic prescribing (eP): Two views of the same picture
Type of medication error | Was error identified using this method? | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Record review | Interview |
eP interface | yes | yes |
Prescribing | Â | Â |
Clinical need | yes | yes |
Patient record selection | no | yes |
Drug choice | yes | yes |
Menu picking | no | yes |
Dose, form and dosing frequency | yes | yes |
Drug/dose duplication | yes | yes |
Supplying | yes | yes |
Administering | Â | Â |
Dose omission (regular medication) | yes | yes |
Dose omission (once only or if required) | no | yes |
Recording of administered dose | yes | yes |
Monitoring | yes | yes |