They identified at least one error on 42 percent of prescriptions. Overall, 9 percent of prescriptions deviated from best practice guidelines, 21 percent failed to include two patient identifiers, and 41 percent were noncompliant with U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency rules. They note that 89 percent of handwritten prescriptions contained errors, compared to 0 percent of electronic health record (EHR) computer-generated prescriptions, and 12 percent of non-EHR computer-generated prescriptions. Learn more...
