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. 2024 Sep 11;32(1):105–112. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocae218

Table 4.

Percentage of clinical prescribing errors that were technology-related immediately, 1-year post, and 4-years post-CPOE by potential harm rating.

Potential harm rating of error Immediately post
1-year post
4-years post
No. of prescribing errors No. of TREs % of errors that were TREs No. of errors No. of TREs % of errors that were TREs No. of errors No. of TREs % of errors that were TREs
Moderate 620 151 24.4 266 62 23.3 244 96 39.3
Major 110 69 62.7 28 12 42.9 26 21 80.8
Serious 14 13 92.9 5 3 60.0 2 1 50.0
Total 744 233 31.3 299 77 25.8 272 118 43.4

Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; CPOE = computerized provider order entry; TRE = technology-related error.