Table 6.

Errors judged to be preventable with advanced CDS

Type of error	Preventable prescribing errors	Preventable near misses
	N (%)	N (%)
Overall	1966	38
Inappropriate use of abbreviation	1230 (62.6%)	2 (5.3%)
Directions error	277 (14.1%)	18 (47.4%)
Length of treatment error	252 (12.8%)	0
Dose error	64 (3.3%)	7 (18.4%)
Strength error	58 (3.0%)	2 (5.3%)
Amount to be dispensed error	38 (1.9%)	0
Frequency	29 (1.5%)	7 (18.4%)
Route error	0	1 (2.6%)
Other	18 (0.9%)	1 (2.6%)

CDS, clinical decision support.