Letter

Computer aided prescribing: Software needs to take account of how doctors prescribe

BMJ 2004; 328 doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7455.1565-b (Published 24 June 2004)
Cite this as: BMJ 2004;328:1565.3

Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment. Please log in or subscribe below.

  1. Anthony N Glaser (tonyglaser@mindspring.com), private practitioner of family medicine
  1. 108 Scott Court, Summerville, SC 29483, USA

    EDITOR—Ferner's article is a rational appraisal of computer aided prescribing.1 Such prescribing has great potential but if the software is designed without knowledge of how doctors prescribe it won't be used effectively. The old “garbage in, garbage out” rule still applies. …

    Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment

    Subscribe

    Article access

    Article access for 1 day

    Purchase this article for £20 $30 €32*

    The PDF version can be downloaded as your personal record

    * Prices do not include VAT

    Rapid responses

    THIS WEEK'S POLL

    BMJ most popular