Table 1.

Error rates for errors of omission (in which an observation was mistakenly not recorded in the database) caused by physician or by system, and errors of commission (in which an observation was written that was not intended) caused by physician or by system.

	Errors of Omission	Errors of Commission	Totals
Error by Physician	0.7%	1.1%	1.8%
Error by System	7.0%	0.2%	7.2%
Totals	7.7%	1.3%	9.0%