Table 3.

Development of oral chemotherapy electronic prescribing interventions in hospital and ambulatory care settings

Reference	Setting	Form of chemotherapy electronic prescribing	Safety and clinical decision support features
Weingart et al31	Ambulatory setting in the USA	Modification of an existing CPOE system by programming oral chemotherapy agents	CPOE is part of the EHR system. Prescribing oral chemotherapy as a fixed dose, weight-based, or BSA-based dosing. CDS alerts in the form of dose limit alerts. Entry fields for diagnosis, intent of therapy, protocol, and cycle numbers.
Collins and Elsaid25	Inpatient setting in the USA	Modification of an existing CPOE system by programming oral chemotherapy agents	CDS alerts as follows: Alert is displayed that drug is a chemotherapy agent Programmed drug-specific maximum dose alerts, and frequency options. Default standard minimum dose, frequency, and duration. Entry fields for cycle and protocol number. Link to drug therapy guidelines and laboratory monitoring orders are suggested.

Abbreviations: CDS, clinical decision support; CPOE, computerized provider order entry; BSA, body surface area; EHR, electronic health records.