The national cost of adverse drug events resulting from inappropriate medication-related alert overrides in the United States

ConclusionThese data suggest that further optimization of hospitals computerized provider order entry systems and their associated clinical decision support is needed and would result in substantial savings. We have erred on the side of caution in developing this range, taking two conservative cost estimates for a preventable ADE that did not include malpractice or litigation costs, or costs of injuries to patients.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research