Initiative aims to avoid deaths due to poor handwriting
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, February 7, 2007
Physicians' sloppy handwriting on prescriptions has long been a safety concern, and was even spotlighted in recent years as a Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal. Further, the National Institute of Medicine states that more than 7,000 die annually in the U.S. from preventable medication errors linked to handwritten prescriptions.
As a result, the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative launched a campaign to eliminate handwriting mistakes by enabling all physicians to write and send prescriptions electronically, according to a January 22 article in The Charlotte (NC) Observer. The Web-based electronic prescribing software will be offered free to any U.S. physician, the article states.
Allscripts, a provider of software to physicians, is sponsoring the campaign in conjunction with funds from more than 20 technology and healthcare organizations (e.g., Novant Health).
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