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A computerized prescription system is proving to be a valuable asset, in terms of keeping residents at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care safe from medication errors, say practitioners connected with the north Toronto long-term care home.
Dr. Sid Feldman, program director of family and community medicine at Baycrest, says its computerized order entry (CPOE) system and electronic clinical decision support (CDS) system have been helpful in allowing him to make better prescription decisions, because of alerts which appear if a medication is incompatible with a resident's needs.
Read more from the Ontario Long-Term Care Association website