For their study, researchers collected data on medication errors over a five-month period at a large acute-care hospital in the United Kingdom. Medication incidents were then categorized into two groups: sociotechnical incidents (human interactions with the e-prescribing system) and non-sociotechnical incidents.
Results showed 73 (15 percent) of 485 total medication incidents were due to sociotechnical issues. A closer breakout of the results showed adverse outcomes tended to occur in increased proportions on Sundays.
Read the study about medication errors stemming from e-prescribing systems.
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