ABSTRACT
Myers RB, Jones SL, Sittig DF. Review of Reportel Clinical Information System Adverse Events in US Food and Drug Administration Databases. Appl Clin Inf 2011; 2: 63-74.
REVIEW OF REPORTED CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM ADVERSE EVENTS IN US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DATABASES
Risa B. Myers, Stephen L. Jones, and Dean F. Sittig
2.1.1 BACKGROUND
A popular anti-virus program update led to cancelled surgeries (1). Routine maintenance on the Australian Medicare patient verification system caused an estimated 1,300-1,800 pathology report results to be assigned to the wrong family member (2). A drug formulary update altered the default and alternate dosage amounts for certain medications (3). These are just a few examples of the risks and consequences of updating Clinical Information Systems (CISs) reported recently in the mainstream press.
