Cost-effectiveness analysis of a hospital electronic medication management system

Conclusion The eMMS within this setting was more effective and less expensive than paper-based prescribing. Comparison with the few previous full economic evaluations available suggests a marked improvement in the cost–effectiveness of eMMS, largely driven by increased effectiveness of contemporary eMMs in reducing medication errors.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - February 10, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Westbrook, J. I., Gospodarevskaya, E., Li, L., Richardson, K. L., Roffe, D., Heywood, M., Day, R. O., Graves, N. Tags: Research and Applications Source Type: research