> Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph. >Next month, my hospital, Midland Memorial Hospital, is adopting the computer >software system used by the U.S. Department of Veterans affairs, called the >Computerized Patient Record System(CPRS). This system supports electronic > medication ordering,
The issue of hand written prescriptions is live in the UK. Regulations mandate that prescriptions controlled drugs are written by hand. The Shipman enquiry found that Dr Shipman killed 215 patients between 1975 and 1998. One of the issues it raised was this mandatory requirement. http://www.the-shipman-inquiry.org.uk/4r_page.asp?id=3139 http://www.rpsgb.org/pdfs/coun0410-C-74.pdf
